Myanmar vs Nigeria: Yields of key staple crops
Myanmar
1.45 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria
1.57 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Myanmar rank
104th
Nigeria rank
102nd
Yields of key staple crops 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 104th and Nigeria ranks 102nd of 125 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 yields of key staple crops, 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 yields of key staple crops 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 yields of key staple crops?
- Myanmar ranks 104th 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.