Cape Verde vs Niger: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty
Cape Verde
40.3 kg per hectare
in 2024
Niger
577.4 kg per hectare
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
180th
Niger rank
177th
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Cape Verde
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 577.4 kg per hectare against 40.3 kg per hectare in Cape Verde, a difference of 537.1 kg per hectare.
That makes Niger's figure about 14.3 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 180th and Niger ranks 177th of 180 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 352.95 kg per hectare | 320.74 kg per hectare | 32.21 kg per hectare | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 342.96 kg per hectare | 407.1 kg per hectare | 64.14 kg per hectare | Niger |
| 2010s | 131.11 kg per hectare | 491.84 kg per hectare | 360.73 kg per hectare | Niger |
| 2020s | 21.36 kg per hectare | 507.66 kg per hectare | 486.3 kg per hectare | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty, Cape Verde or Niger?
- Niger, at 577.4 kg per hectare against 40.3 kg per hectare in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty between Cape Verde and Niger?
- 537.1 kg per hectare, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Niger?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Niger rank globally for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Cape Verde ranks 180th and Niger ranks 177th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.