Madagascar vs Qatar: Yields of key staple crops

Madagascar
2.41 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Qatar
2.37 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar rank
83rd
Qatar rank
85th

Yields of key staple crops over time

  • Madagascar
  • Qatar
11.522.53197119972024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 2.41 tonnes per hectare against 2.37 tonnes per hectare in Qatar, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 83rd and Qatar ranks 85th of 125 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 1.6 tonnes per hectare 1.65 tonnes per hectare 0.0488 tonnes per hectare Qatar
1980s 1.59 tonnes per hectare 2.49 tonnes per hectare 0.9027 tonnes per hectare Qatar
1990s 2.28 tonnes per hectare 2.3 tonnes per hectare 0.024 tonnes per hectare Qatar
2000s 2.37 tonnes per hectare 2.37 tonnes per hectare 0.002 tonnes per hectare Qatar
2010s 2.4 tonnes per hectare 2.34 tonnes per hectare 0.0554 tonnes per hectare Madagascar
2020s 2.41 tonnes per hectare 2.36 tonnes per hectare 0.0488 tonnes per hectare Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yields of key staple crops, Madagascar or Qatar?
Madagascar, at 2.41 tonnes per hectare against 2.37 tonnes per hectare in Qatar as of 2024.
What is the difference in yields of key staple crops between Madagascar and Qatar?
0.04 tonnes per hectare, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Qatar?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Qatar rank globally for yields of key staple crops?
Madagascar ranks 83rd and Qatar ranks 85th 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

Indicator
Yields of key staple crops
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 6,889 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.