Malawi vs Nigeria: Sorghum yields
Malawi
1.05 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria
1.07 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi rank
79th
Nigeria rank
78th
Sorghum yields over time
- Malawi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.07 tonnes per hectare against 1.05 tonnes per hectare in Malawi, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Malawi ranks 79th 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 | Malawi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6621 tonnes per hectare | 0.7329 tonnes per hectare | 0.0708 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.7908 tonnes per hectare | 0.8005 tonnes per hectare | 0.0096 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.6163 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.6065 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.5266 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.5601 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.6997 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.4806 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.8488 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.37 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.07 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Malawi or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.07 tonnes per hectare against 1.05 tonnes per hectare in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Malawi and Nigeria?
- 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Malawi ranks 79th 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.