Nigeria vs USSR: Soybean yields
Nigeria
1.02 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
USSR
1.01 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
Nigeria rank
84th
USSR rank
86th
Soybean yields over time
- Nigeria
- USSR
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.02 tonnes per hectare against 1.01 tonnes per hectare in USSR, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.
Nigeria ranks 84th and USSR ranks 86th of 106 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3489 tonnes per hectare | 0.537 tonnes per hectare | 0.1881 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1970s | 0.3142 tonnes per hectare | 0.6146 tonnes per hectare | 0.3004 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1980s | 0.2883 tonnes per hectare | 0.7871 tonnes per hectare | 0.4988 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1990s | 0.3044 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.7305 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher soybean yields, Nigeria or USSR?
- Nigeria, at 1.02 tonnes per hectare against 1.01 tonnes per hectare in USSR as of 2024.
- What is the difference in soybean yields between Nigeria and USSR?
- 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Nigeria and USSR rank globally for soybean yields?
- Nigeria ranks 84th and USSR ranks 86th of 106 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 Soybean 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.