Myanmar vs Nigeria: Wheat yields
Myanmar
1.45 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria
1.57 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Myanmar rank
105th
Nigeria rank
102nd
Wheat yields over time
- Myanmar
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.57 tonnes per hectare against 1.45 tonnes per hectare in Myanmar, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Myanmar ranks 105th and Nigeria ranks 102nd of 126 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5307 tonnes per hectare | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.6538 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 0.5573 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.9482 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 0.9435 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.1515 tonnes per hectare | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 0.4521 tonnes per hectare | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 0.2328 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat yields, Myanmar or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.57 tonnes per hectare against 1.45 tonnes per hectare in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat yields between Myanmar and Nigeria?
- 0.12 tonnes per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Nigeria rank globally for wheat yields?
- Myanmar ranks 105th and Nigeria ranks 102nd of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wheat yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.