What is the difference in cereal production between Kazakhstan and Nigeria?

3.91 million metric tons, with Nigeria ahead.

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

33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Cereal production (metric tons). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kazakhstan vs Nigeria: Cereal production

Kazakhstan

24.57 million metric tons

in 2024

Nigeria

28.47 million metric tons

in 2024

Kazakhstan rank

24th

Nigeria rank

22nd

Cereal production over time

Kazakhstan
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 28.47 million metric tons against 24.57 million metric tons in Kazakhstan, a difference of 3.91 million metric tons.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Kazakhstan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 22nd of 181 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15.16 million metric tons	21.32 million metric tons	6.16 million metric tons	Nigeria
2000s	15.70 million metric tons	24.34 million metric tons	8.64 million metric tons	Nigeria
2010s	18.32 million metric tons	25.25 million metric tons	6.92 million metric tons	Nigeria
2020s	19.83 million metric tons	29.18 million metric tons	9.36 million metric tons	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal production, Kazakhstan or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 28.47 million metric tons against 24.57 million metric tons in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereal production between Kazakhstan and Nigeria?: 3.91 million metric tons, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Nigeria?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Nigeria rank globally for cereal production?: Kazakhstan ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 22nd of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Cereal production (metric tons). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cereal production (metric tons)
Unit: metric tons
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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 and those used for grazing are excluded.