Niger vs Sri Lanka: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Niger
1.33 million tonnes
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.35 million tonnes
in 2023
Niger rank
90th
Sri Lanka rank
88th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Niger
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.35 million tonnes against 1.33 million tonnes in Niger, a difference of 22,000 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Niger ranks 90th and Sri Lanka ranks 88th of 192 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,000 tonnes | 854,333 tonnes | 847,333 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 52,500 tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | 983,500 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 141,900 tonnes | 806,600 tonnes | 664,700 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 139,100 tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 968,200 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 338,300 tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 878,700 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 884,900 tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | 718,700 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.52 million tonnes | 1.74 million tonnes | 210,500 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Niger or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.35 million tonnes against 1.33 million tonnes in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Niger and Sri Lanka?
- 22,000 tonnes, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Sri Lanka rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Niger ranks 90th and Sri Lanka ranks 88th 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.