Eastern Africa vs Nigeria: Rice — Production

Eastern Africa
10.33 million t
in 2023
Nigeria
8.90 million t
in 2023
Eastern Africa rank
12th
Nigeria rank
13th

Rice — Production over time

  • Eastern Africa
  • Nigeria
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M196119922023

How they compare

Eastern Africa currently reports 10.33 million t against 8.90 million t in Nigeria, a difference of 1.42 million t.

That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

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

Eastern Africa ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 28 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Africa Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 1.89 million t 255,333 t 1.64 million t Eastern Africa
1970s 2.46 million t 458,500 t 2.00 million t Eastern Africa
1980s 2.84 million t 1.62 million t 1.23 million t Eastern Africa
1990s 3.50 million t 3.03 million t 464,948 t Eastern Africa
2000s 4.99 million t 3.39 million t 1.59 million t Eastern Africa
2010s 7.73 million t 6.71 million t 1.03 million t Eastern Africa
2020s 10.47 million t 8.48 million t 1.99 million t Eastern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — production, Eastern Africa or Nigeria?
Eastern Africa, at 10.33 million t against 8.90 million t in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — production between Eastern Africa and Nigeria?
1.42 million t, with Eastern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Eastern Africa and Nigeria rank globally for rice — production?
Eastern Africa ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 28 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,482 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.