Nigeria vs Tanzania: Sorghum yields
Nigeria
1.07 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Tanzania
1.07 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria rank
78th
Tanzania rank
77th
Sorghum yields over time
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 1.07 tonnes per hectare against 1.07 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 0 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.
Nigeria ranks 78th and Tanzania ranks 77th of 114 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7329 tonnes per hectare | 0.7252 tonnes per hectare | 0.0077 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.8005 tonnes per hectare | 0.5952 tonnes per hectare | 0.2053 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.212 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.0738 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.9111 tonnes per hectare | 0.2693 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.1552 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.0542 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Nigeria or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 1.07 tonnes per hectare against 1.07 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 0 tonnes per hectare, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Nigeria ranks 78th and Tanzania ranks 77th 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.