Colombia vs Niger: Yields of key staple crops
Colombia
3.11 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Niger
3.07 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Colombia rank
61st
Niger rank
63rd
Yields of key staple crops over time
- Colombia
- Niger
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 3.11 tonnes per hectare against 3.07 tonnes per hectare in Niger, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.
Colombia ranks 61st and Niger ranks 63rd of 125 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.0642 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 1970s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.02 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 1980s | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.2331 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1990s | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.5111 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 2000s | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 0.1127 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.6202 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 2020s | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 0.2007 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of key staple crops, Colombia or Niger?
- Colombia, at 3.11 tonnes per hectare against 3.07 tonnes per hectare in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of key staple crops between Colombia and Niger?
- 0.04 tonnes per hectare, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Niger?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Niger rank globally for yields of key staple crops?
- Colombia ranks 61st and Niger ranks 63rd 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.