What is the difference in wheat seed quantity between Namibia and Niger?

116 FAO, metric tonnes, with Niger ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Niger?

51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Wheat seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Namibia vs Niger: Wheat seed quantity

Namibia

154 FAO, metric tonnes

in 2011

Niger

270 FAO, metric tonnes

in 2011

Namibia rank

26th

Niger rank

23rd

Wheat seed quantity over time

Namibia
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 270 FAO, metric tonnes against 154 FAO, metric tonnes in Namibia, a difference of 116 FAO, metric tonnes.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.8 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.

Namibia ranks 26th and Niger ranks 23rd of 32 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1960s	29.33 FAO, metric tonnes	28.33 FAO, metric tonnes	1 FAO, metric tonnes	Namibia
1970s	29.4 FAO, metric tonnes	46.7 FAO, metric tonnes	17.3 FAO, metric tonnes	Niger
1980s	88.6 FAO, metric tonnes	151.9 FAO, metric tonnes	63.3 FAO, metric tonnes	Niger
1990s	76.5 FAO, metric tonnes	168.9 FAO, metric tonnes	92.4 FAO, metric tonnes	Niger
2000s	135.7 FAO, metric tonnes	260.9 FAO, metric tonnes	125.2 FAO, metric tonnes	Niger
2010s	154 FAO, metric tonnes	270 FAO, metric tonnes	116 FAO, metric tonnes	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wheat seed quantity, Namibia or Niger?: Niger, at 270 FAO, metric tonnes against 154 FAO, metric tonnes in Namibia as of 2011.
What is the difference in wheat seed quantity between Namibia and Niger?: 116 FAO, metric tonnes, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Niger?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Namibia and Niger rank globally for wheat seed quantity?: Namibia ranks 26th and Niger ranks 23rd of 32 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Wheat seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Wheat seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes)
Unit: FAO, metric tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 38 places, 1,825 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.