Nepal vs Nigeria: Rice — Production

Nepal
5.72 million t
in 2023
Nigeria
8.90 million t
in 2023
Nepal rank
15th
Nigeria rank
14th

Rice — Production over time

  • Nepal
  • Nigeria
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 8.90 million t against 5.72 million t in Nepal, a difference of 3.18 million t.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.6 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 146 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 2.14 million t 255,333 t 1.89 million t Nepal
1970s 2.32 million t 458,500 t 1.86 million t Nepal
1980s 2.72 million t 1.62 million t 1.10 million t Nepal
1990s 3.52 million t 3.03 million t 482,969 t Nepal
2000s 4.19 million t 3.39 million t 796,398 t Nepal
2010s 4.97 million t 6.71 million t 1.74 million t Nigeria
2020s 5.49 million t 8.48 million t 2.99 million t Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — production, Nepal or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 8.90 million t against 5.72 million t in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — production between Nepal and Nigeria?
3.18 million t, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nepal and Nigeria rank globally for rice — production?
Nepal ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 146 countries.
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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About this data

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.