Lesotho vs Mauritania: Sorghum yields
Lesotho
0.3959 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mauritania
0.475 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Lesotho rank
110th
Mauritania rank
108th
Sorghum yields over time
- Lesotho
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.475 tonnes per hectare against 0.3959 tonnes per hectare in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0791 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 110th and Mauritania ranks 108th of 114 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8166 tonnes per hectare | 0.3891 tonnes per hectare | 0.4276 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.8953 tonnes per hectare | 0.3172 tonnes per hectare | 0.5781 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.6863 tonnes per hectare | 0.463 tonnes per hectare | 0.2233 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.9362 tonnes per hectare | 0.5363 tonnes per hectare | 0.3999 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.5252 tonnes per hectare | 0.4069 tonnes per hectare | 0.1183 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.4912 tonnes per hectare | 0.4421 tonnes per hectare | 0.0491 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.4574 tonnes per hectare | 0.4503 tonnes per hectare | 0.0071 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Lesotho or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.475 tonnes per hectare against 0.3959 tonnes per hectare in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Lesotho and Mauritania?
- 0.0791 tonnes per hectare, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Mauritania rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Lesotho ranks 110th and Mauritania ranks 108th 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.