Niger vs Yemen: Sorghum yields
Niger
0.5563 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Yemen
0.5705 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Niger rank
102nd
Yemen rank
100th
Sorghum yields over time
- Niger
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.5705 tonnes per hectare against 0.5563 tonnes per hectare in Niger, a difference of 0.0142 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Yemen ahead.
Niger ranks 102nd and Yemen ranks 100th of 114 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.588 tonnes per hectare | 0.6998 tonnes per hectare | 0.1118 tonnes per hectare | Yemen |
| 1970s | 0.4107 tonnes per hectare | 0.7748 tonnes per hectare | 0.3641 tonnes per hectare | Yemen |
| 1980s | 0.3189 tonnes per hectare | 0.7716 tonnes per hectare | 0.4526 tonnes per hectare | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.1712 tonnes per hectare | 0.9453 tonnes per hectare | 0.7741 tonnes per hectare | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.3041 tonnes per hectare | 0.8301 tonnes per hectare | 0.526 tonnes per hectare | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.4488 tonnes per hectare | 0.7384 tonnes per hectare | 0.2896 tonnes per hectare | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.5032 tonnes per hectare | 0.6272 tonnes per hectare | 0.1239 tonnes per hectare | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Niger or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.5705 tonnes per hectare against 0.5563 tonnes per hectare in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Niger and Yemen?
- 0.0142 tonnes per hectare, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Yemen?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Yemen rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Niger ranks 102nd and Yemen ranks 100th 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.