Iraq vs Nigeria: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita

Iraq
0.1159 metric tons per person
in 2023
Nigeria
0.1224 metric tons per person
in 2024
Iraq rank
101st
Nigeria rank
98th

Cereal production (metric tons), per capita over time

  • Iraq
  • Nigeria
00.10.20.30.4196119922024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.1224 metric tons per person against 0.1159 metric tons per person in Iraq, a difference of 0.0065 metric tons per person.

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 101st and Nigeria ranks 98th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2492 metric tons per person 0.1571 metric tons per person 0.0922 metric tons per person Iraq
1970s 0.1738 metric tons per person 0.1231 metric tons per person 0.0507 metric tons per person Iraq
1980s 0.1295 metric tons per person 0.1413 metric tons per person 0.0117 metric tons per person Nigeria
1990s 0.1354 metric tons per person 0.1887 metric tons per person 0.0533 metric tons per person Nigeria
2000s 0.1079 metric tons per person 0.1695 metric tons per person 0.0616 metric tons per person Nigeria
2010s 0.137 metric tons per person 0.1339 metric tons per person 0.0031 metric tons per person Iraq
2020s 0.1384 metric tons per person 0.133 metric tons per person 0.0054 metric tons per person Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal production (metric tons), per capita, Iraq or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.1224 metric tons per person against 0.1159 metric tons per person in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereal production (metric tons), per capita between Iraq and Nigeria?
0.0065 metric tons per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Nigeria rank globally for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
Iraq ranks 101st and Nigeria ranks 98th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cereal production (metric tons), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.