Middle Africa vs Nigeria: Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested
Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested over time
- Middle Africa
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 170,224 ha against 2,673 ha in Middle Africa, a difference of 167,551 ha.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 63.7 times Middle Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Middle Africa ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 6 regions.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle Africa | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,000 ha | 31,778 ha | 28,778 ha | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 3,000 ha | 40,000 ha | 37,000 ha | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 3,000 ha | 40,000 ha | 37,000 ha | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2,720 ha | 152,420 ha | 149,700 ha | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2,794 ha | 301,500 ha | 298,706 ha | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2,773 ha | 199,344 ha | 196,571 ha | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2,717 ha | 169,960 ha | 167,242 ha | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested, Middle Africa or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 170,224 ha against 2,673 ha in Middle Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested between Middle Africa and Nigeria?
- 167,551 ha, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Middle Africa and Nigeria rank globally for cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Middle Africa ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 6 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.