Nigeria vs South America: Rice — Production

Nigeria
8.90 million t
in 2023
South America
24.21 million t
in 2023
Nigeria rank
13th
South America rank
8th

Rice — Production over time

  • Nigeria
  • South America
010.0M20.0M30.0M196119922023

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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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.