Nigeria vs Yemen: Yields of important staple crops
Nigeria
1.57 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Yemen
1.54 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria rank
102nd
Yemen rank
104th
Yields of important staple crops over time
- Nigeria
- Yemen
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.57 tonnes per hectare against 1.54 tonnes per hectare in Yemen, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 102nd and Yemen ranks 104th of 126 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.537 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.7079 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.749 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 0.3856 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 0.1915 tonnes per hectare | Yemen |
| 2010s | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 0.3677 tonnes per hectare | Yemen |
| 2020s | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 0.3244 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of important staple crops, Nigeria or Yemen?
- Nigeria, at 1.57 tonnes per hectare against 1.54 tonnes per hectare in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of important staple crops between Nigeria and Yemen?
- 0.03 tonnes per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Yemen?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Yemen rank globally for yields of important staple crops?
- Nigeria ranks 102nd and Yemen ranks 104th 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.