Which has higher cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, Iran or Nigeria?

Iran, at 60,000 tonnes against 59,000 tonnes in Nigeria as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Nigeria?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran vs Nigeria: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel

Iran

60,000 tonnes

in 2023

Nigeria

59,000 tonnes

in 2023

Iran rank

66th

Nigeria rank

67th

Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel over time

Iran
Nigeria

How they compare

Iran currently reports 60,000 tonnes against 59,000 tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 1,000 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Iran ranks 66th and Nigeria ranks 67th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	—
1970s	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	—
1980s	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	0 tonnes	—
1990s	600 tonnes	0 tonnes	600 tonnes	Iran
2000s	5,800 tonnes	19,800 tonnes	14,000 tonnes	Nigeria
2010s	21,900 tonnes	60,500 tonnes	38,600 tonnes	Nigeria
2020s	58,250 tonnes	74,000 tonnes	15,750 tonnes	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, Iran or Nigeria?: Iran, at 60,000 tonnes against 59,000 tonnes in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel between Iran and Nigeria?: 1,000 tonnes, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Nigeria?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iran and Nigeria rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?: Iran ranks 66th and Nigeria ranks 67th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 9,505 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.