Namibia vs Somalia: Sorghum yields
Namibia
0.0265 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Somalia
0.224 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Namibia rank
115th
Somalia rank
114th
Sorghum yields over time
- Namibia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.224 tonnes per hectare against 0.0265 tonnes per hectare in Namibia, a difference of 0.1975 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Somalia's figure about 8.5 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Namibia ranks 115th and Somalia ranks 114th of 115 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.3418 tonnes per hectare | 0.1418 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.209 tonnes per hectare | 0.3289 tonnes per hectare | 0.1199 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.2223 tonnes per hectare | 0.4536 tonnes per hectare | 0.2313 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.2302 tonnes per hectare | 0.3836 tonnes per hectare | 0.1534 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.3143 tonnes per hectare | 0.3443 tonnes per hectare | 0.03 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.2253 tonnes per hectare | 0.5502 tonnes per hectare | 0.3249 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.2041 tonnes per hectare | 0.2864 tonnes per hectare | 0.0823 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Namibia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.224 tonnes per hectare against 0.0265 tonnes per hectare in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Namibia and Somalia?
- 0.1975 tonnes per hectare, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Somalia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Somalia rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Namibia ranks 115th and Somalia ranks 114th of 115 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.