Eswatini vs Nigeria: Sorghum yields
Eswatini
1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria
1.07 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Eswatini rank
80th
Nigeria rank
78th
Sorghum yields over time
- Eswatini
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.07 tonnes per hectare against 1 tonnes per hectare in Eswatini, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Eswatini ranks 80th and Nigeria ranks 78th of 114 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3838 tonnes per hectare | 0.7329 tonnes per hectare | 0.3491 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.7844 tonnes per hectare | 0.8005 tonnes per hectare | 0.0161 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.1927 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.6755 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.4111 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.655 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.5253 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.7223 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.4966 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.1307 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Eswatini or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.07 tonnes per hectare against 1 tonnes per hectare in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Eswatini and Nigeria?
- 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Nigeria rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Eswatini ranks 80th and Nigeria ranks 78th 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.