Myanmar vs Nigeria: Cereal production
Myanmar
30.13 million tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria
28.47 million tonnes
in 2024
Myanmar rank
21st
Nigeria rank
22nd
Cereal production over time
- Myanmar
- Nigeria
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 30.13 million tonnes against 28.47 million tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 1.66 million tonnes.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Myanmar ranks 21st and Nigeria ranks 22nd of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.86 million tonnes | 7.85 million tonnes | 5,074 tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 9.16 million tonnes | 7.66 million tonnes | 1.51 million tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 14.51 million tonnes | 12.07 million tonnes | 2.45 million tonnes | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 17.21 million tonnes | 20.68 million tonnes | 3.48 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 28.18 million tonnes | 24.34 million tonnes | 3.84 million tonnes | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 29.83 million tonnes | 25.25 million tonnes | 4.59 million tonnes | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 29.63 million tonnes | 29.18 million tonnes | 452,360 tonnes | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal production, Myanmar or Nigeria?
- Myanmar, at 30.13 million tonnes against 28.47 million tonnes in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal production between Myanmar and Nigeria?
- 1.66 million tonnes, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Nigeria rank globally for cereal production?
- Myanmar ranks 21st and Nigeria ranks 22nd of 185 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 Cereal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.