Chad vs Nigeria: Yields of key staple crops
Chad
1.63 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria
1.57 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Chad rank
101st
Nigeria rank
102nd
Yields of key staple crops over time
- Chad
- Nigeria
How they compare
Chad currently reports 1.63 tonnes per hectare against 1.57 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Chad ranks 101st and Nigeria ranks 102nd of 125 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 0.2835 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 0.3496 tonnes per hectare | Chad |
| 1980s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 0.7041 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 0.0157 tonnes per hectare | Chad |
| 2000s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.3214 tonnes per hectare | Chad |
| 2010s | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 0.5759 tonnes per hectare | Chad |
| 2020s | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 0.0827 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of key staple crops, Chad or Nigeria?
- Chad, at 1.63 tonnes per hectare against 1.57 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of key staple crops between Chad and Nigeria?
- 0.06 tonnes per hectare, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Nigeria rank globally for yields of key staple crops?
- Chad ranks 101st and Nigeria ranks 102nd of 125 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 Yields of key staple crops. 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.