Afghanistan vs Mauritania: Yields of important staple crops
Afghanistan
2.26 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mauritania
2.2 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
86th
Mauritania rank
88th
Yields of important staple crops over time
- Afghanistan
- Mauritania
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 2.26 tonnes per hectare against 2.2 tonnes per hectare in Mauritania, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 86th and Mauritania ranks 88th of 126 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.3918 tonnes per hectare | 0.6173 tonnes per hectare | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.5691 tonnes per hectare | 0.533 tonnes per hectare | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.8686 tonnes per hectare | 0.3516 tonnes per hectare | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.1094 tonnes per hectare | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 0.492 tonnes per hectare | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.0506 tonnes per hectare | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.1119 tonnes per hectare | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of important staple crops, Afghanistan or Mauritania?
- Afghanistan, at 2.26 tonnes per hectare against 2.2 tonnes per hectare in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of important staple crops between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 0.06 tonnes per hectare, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for yields of important staple crops?
- Afghanistan ranks 86th and Mauritania ranks 88th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Yields of important staple crops. 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.