Madagascar vs Mozambique: Sorghum yields

Madagascar
0.5668 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mozambique
0.6066 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar rank
101st
Mozambique rank
98th

Sorghum yields over time

  • Madagascar
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 0.6066 tonnes per hectare against 0.5668 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0398 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mozambique ahead.

Madagascar ranks 101st and Mozambique ranks 98th of 114 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Mozambique in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Mozambique Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5961 tonnes per hectare 0.8094 tonnes per hectare 0.2133 tonnes per hectare Mozambique
1970s 0.5044 tonnes per hectare 0.8134 tonnes per hectare 0.309 tonnes per hectare Mozambique
1980s 0.5255 tonnes per hectare 0.5905 tonnes per hectare 0.0651 tonnes per hectare Mozambique
1990s 0.6024 tonnes per hectare 0.4757 tonnes per hectare 0.1267 tonnes per hectare Madagascar
2000s 0.5554 tonnes per hectare 0.487 tonnes per hectare 0.0683 tonnes per hectare Madagascar
2010s 0.5681 tonnes per hectare 0.5272 tonnes per hectare 0.0409 tonnes per hectare Madagascar
2020s 0.5643 tonnes per hectare 0.5686 tonnes per hectare 0.0043 tonnes per hectare Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sorghum yields, Madagascar or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 0.6066 tonnes per hectare against 0.5668 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in sorghum yields between Madagascar and Mozambique?
0.0398 tonnes per hectare, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mozambique?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Mozambique rank globally for sorghum yields?
Madagascar ranks 101st and Mozambique ranks 98th 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.