Nigeria vs South America: Rice — Production
Rice — Production over time
- Nigeria
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 24.21 million t against 8.90 million t in Nigeria, a difference of 15.31 million t.
That makes South America's figure about 2.7 times Nigeria's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 13th and South America ranks 8th of 133 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 255,333 t | 8.42 million t | 8.17 million t | South America |
| 1970s | 458,500 t | 11.27 million t | 10.81 million t | South America |
| 1980s | 1.62 million t | 15.13 million t | 13.51 million t | South America |
| 1990s | 3.03 million t | 17.15 million t | 14.12 million t | South America |
| 2000s | 3.39 million t | 22.00 million t | 18.61 million t | South America |
| 2010s | 6.71 million t | 24.36 million t | 17.65 million t | South America |
| 2020s | 8.48 million t | 24.81 million t | 16.33 million t | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — production, Nigeria or South America?
- South America, at 24.21 million t against 8.90 million t in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — production between Nigeria and South America?
- 15.31 million t, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and South America rank globally for rice — production?
- Nigeria ranks 13th and South America ranks 8th of 133 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
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.