Nigeria vs Zambia: Soybean yields
Nigeria
1.02 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zambia
1.08 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria rank
84th
Zambia rank
81st
Soybean yields over time
- Nigeria
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.08 tonnes per hectare against 1.02 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Zambia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 84th and Zambia ranks 81st of 105 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3141 tonnes per hectare | 0.9421 tonnes per hectare | 0.628 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.2883 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 0.823 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.4817 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.7197 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.8819 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.5477 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.9376 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 0.9366 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 2020s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.1727 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher soybean yields, Nigeria or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1.08 tonnes per hectare against 1.02 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in soybean yields between Nigeria and Zambia?
- 0.06 tonnes per hectare, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for soybean yields?
- Nigeria ranks 84th and Zambia ranks 81st of 105 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.