Kenya vs Nigeria: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Kenya
4.75 million tonnes
in 2023
Nigeria
5.08 million tonnes
in 2023
Kenya rank
39th
Nigeria rank
36th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 5.08 million tonnes against 4.75 million tonnes in Kenya, a difference of 325,000 tonnes.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 39th and Nigeria ranks 36th of 192 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70,333 tonnes | 186,222 tonnes | 115,889 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 54,700 tonnes | 916,100 tonnes | 861,400 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 249,700 tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 721,800 tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | 699,900 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.21 million tonnes | 4.26 million tonnes | 3.05 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 3.61 million tonnes | 6.44 million tonnes | 2.84 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.52 million tonnes | 5.97 million tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Kenya or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 5.08 million tonnes against 4.75 million tonnes in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 325,000 tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Kenya ranks 39th and Nigeria ranks 36th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.