Nigeria vs Taiwan: Sorghum yields
Nigeria
1.07 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Taiwan
1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria rank
78th
Taiwan rank
80th
Sorghum yields over time
- Nigeria
- Taiwan
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.07 tonnes per hectare against 1 tonnes per hectare in Taiwan, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Taiwan ahead.
Nigeria ranks 78th and Taiwan ranks 80th of 114 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7329 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.6558 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 0.8005 tonnes per hectare | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 4.07 tonnes per hectare | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 4.41 tonnes per hectare | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 4.37 tonnes per hectare | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.3067 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.0953 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Nigeria or Taiwan?
- Nigeria, at 1.07 tonnes per hectare against 1 tonnes per hectare in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Nigeria and Taiwan?
- 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Taiwan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Taiwan rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Nigeria ranks 78th and Taiwan 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.