Egypt vs Nigeria: Cereals excluding rice — Production

Egypt
17.79 million t
in 2023
Nigeria
19.07 million t
in 2023
Egypt rank
24th
Nigeria rank
23rd

Cereals excluding rice — Production over time

  • Egypt
  • Nigeria
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 19.07 million t against 17.79 million t in Egypt, a difference of 1.28 million t.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Egypt ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 189 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 4.43 million t 7.56 million t 3.13 million t Nigeria
1970s 5.39 million t 7.18 million t 1.79 million t Nigeria
1980s 6.60 million t 10.43 million t 3.83 million t Nigeria
1990s 11.48 million t 17.59 million t 6.11 million t Nigeria
2000s 15.10 million t 20.87 million t 5.77 million t Nigeria
2010s 17.15 million t 18.45 million t 1.31 million t Nigeria
2020s 18.00 million t 20.80 million t 2.80 million t Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals excluding rice — production, Egypt or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 19.07 million t against 17.79 million t in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals excluding rice — production between Egypt and Nigeria?
1.28 million t, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for cereals excluding rice — production?
Egypt ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cereals excluding rice — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereals excluding rice — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
222 places, 12,527 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.