Burundi vs Niger: Sorghum yields
Burundi
0.603 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Niger
0.5563 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Burundi rank
99th
Niger rank
102nd
Sorghum yields over time
- Burundi
- Niger
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.603 tonnes per hectare against 0.5563 tonnes per hectare in Niger, a difference of 0.0467 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 99th and Niger ranks 102nd of 114 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.588 tonnes per hectare | 0.412 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 1970s | 0.9751 tonnes per hectare | 0.4107 tonnes per hectare | 0.5644 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 1980s | 0.995 tonnes per hectare | 0.3189 tonnes per hectare | 0.6761 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 1990s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.1712 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 2000s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.3041 tonnes per hectare | 0.9894 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 2010s | 0.7575 tonnes per hectare | 0.4488 tonnes per hectare | 0.3086 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 2020s | 0.6172 tonnes per hectare | 0.5032 tonnes per hectare | 0.114 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Burundi or Niger?
- Burundi, at 0.603 tonnes per hectare against 0.5563 tonnes per hectare in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Burundi and Niger?
- 0.0467 tonnes per hectare, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Niger?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Niger rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Burundi ranks 99th and Niger ranks 102nd of 114 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sorghum yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.