Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Sorghum yields
Malawi
1.05 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi rank
79th
Sierra Leone rank
80th
Sorghum yields over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.05 tonnes per hectare against 1 tonnes per hectare in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Malawi ranks 79th and Sierra Leone ranks 80th of 114 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6621 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 0.8885 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.7908 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.5846 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.6163 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.6044 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.5266 tonnes per hectare | 0.6986 tonnes per hectare | 0.1721 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.6997 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.3026 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.8488 tonnes per hectare | 0.9434 tonnes per hectare | 0.0945 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.9564 tonnes per hectare | 0.1043 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Malawi, at 1.05 tonnes per hectare against 1 tonnes per hectare in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 0.05 tonnes per hectare, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Malawi ranks 79th and Sierra Leone ranks 80th 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.