Mauritania vs Zimbabwe: Sorghum yields
Mauritania
0.475 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.4667 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mauritania rank
108th
Zimbabwe rank
109th
Sorghum yields over time
- Mauritania
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.475 tonnes per hectare against 0.4667 tonnes per hectare in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0083 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Mauritania ranks 108th and Zimbabwe ranks 109th of 114 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3891 tonnes per hectare | 0.6215 tonnes per hectare | 0.2324 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.3172 tonnes per hectare | 0.5127 tonnes per hectare | 0.1955 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.463 tonnes per hectare | 0.5043 tonnes per hectare | 0.0414 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.5363 tonnes per hectare | 0.4491 tonnes per hectare | 0.0872 tonnes per hectare | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.4069 tonnes per hectare | 0.3946 tonnes per hectare | 0.0123 tonnes per hectare | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.4421 tonnes per hectare | 0.3194 tonnes per hectare | 0.1226 tonnes per hectare | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.4503 tonnes per hectare | 0.517 tonnes per hectare | 0.0667 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Mauritania or Zimbabwe?
- Mauritania, at 0.475 tonnes per hectare against 0.4667 tonnes per hectare in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Mauritania and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0083 tonnes per hectare, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zimbabwe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Zimbabwe rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Mauritania ranks 108th and Zimbabwe ranks 109th 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.