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

Laos, at 66,000 tonnes against 59,000 tonnes in Nigeria as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos 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.

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

Laos

66,000 tonnes

in 2023

Nigeria

59,000 tonnes

in 2023

Laos rank

65th

Nigeria rank

67th

Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel over time

Laos
Nigeria

How they compare

Laos currently reports 66,000 tonnes against 59,000 tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 7,000 tonnes.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Laos ranks 65th and Nigeria ranks 67th of 181 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	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	34,700 tonnes	0 tonnes	34,700 tonnes	Laos
2000s	540,700 tonnes	19,800 tonnes	520,900 tonnes	Laos
2010s	79,100 tonnes	60,500 tonnes	18,600 tonnes	Laos
2020s	82,750 tonnes	74,000 tonnes	8,750 tonnes	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, Laos or Nigeria?: Laos, at 66,000 tonnes against 59,000 tonnes in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel between Laos and Nigeria?: 7,000 tonnes, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nigeria?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Laos and Nigeria rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?: Laos ranks 65th 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.