Nigeria vs Tanzania: Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita
Nigeria
86.3%
in 2023
Tanzania
85.9%
in 2023
Nigeria rank
49th
Tanzania rank
52nd
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 86.3% against 85.9% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.
Nigeria ranks 49th and Tanzania ranks 52nd of 192 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.2% | 94.2% | 14.0% | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 82.7% | 94.7% | 11.9% | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 83.0% | 94.4% | 11.4% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 80.4% | 95.6% | 15.1% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 82.1% | 86.6% | 4.5% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 87.8% | 0.2% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 87.1% | 1.8% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita, Nigeria or Tanzania?
- Nigeria, at 86.3% against 85.9% in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita between Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 0.4%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 49th and Tanzania ranks 52nd of 192 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of domestic cereal supply allocated to direct human food, rather than animal feed or biofuels. GDP is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs across countries.