Eswatini vs Tanzania: Sorghum yields

Eswatini
1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Tanzania
1.07 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Eswatini rank
80th
Tanzania rank
77th

Sorghum yields over time

  • Eswatini
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 1.07 tonnes per hectare against 1 tonnes per hectare in Eswatini, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Tanzania'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 Tanzania ahead.

Eswatini ranks 80th and Tanzania ranks 77th of 114 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3838 tonnes per hectare 0.7252 tonnes per hectare 0.3415 tonnes per hectare Tanzania
1970s 0.7844 tonnes per hectare 0.5952 tonnes per hectare 0.1892 tonnes per hectare Eswatini
1980s 1.03 tonnes per hectare 1.01 tonnes per hectare 0.0193 tonnes per hectare Eswatini
1990s 0.6755 tonnes per hectare 1.01 tonnes per hectare 0.3374 tonnes per hectare Tanzania
2000s 0.655 tonnes per hectare 0.9111 tonnes per hectare 0.2561 tonnes per hectare Tanzania
2010s 0.7223 tonnes per hectare 1.06 tonnes per hectare 0.3414 tonnes per hectare Tanzania
2020s 1 tonnes per hectare 1.08 tonnes per hectare 0.0765 tonnes per hectare Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sorghum yields, Eswatini or Tanzania?
Tanzania, 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 Tanzania?
0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Tanzania?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and Tanzania rank globally for sorghum yields?
Eswatini ranks 80th and Tanzania ranks 77th 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.