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
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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

Indicator
Sorghum yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
115 places, 6,139 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.