Nigeria vs Romania: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Nigeria
5.08 million tonnes
in 2023
Romania
4.83 million tonnes
in 2023
Nigeria rank
36th
Romania rank
38th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Nigeria
- Romania
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 5.08 million tonnes against 4.83 million tonnes in Romania, a difference of 249,000 tonnes.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 36th and Romania ranks 38th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 186,222 tonnes | 84,778 tonnes | 101,444 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 916,100 tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | 174,700 tonnes | Romania |
| 1980s | 1.58 million tonnes | 972,200 tonnes | 609,400 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.42 million tonnes | 939,200 tonnes | 482,500 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 4.26 million tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 3.02 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 6.44 million tonnes | 2.92 million tonnes | 3.52 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 5.97 million tonnes | 4.68 million tonnes | 1.29 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?, Nigeria or Romania?
- Nigeria, at 5.08 million tonnes against 4.83 million tonnes in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Nigeria and Romania?
- 249,000 tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Romania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Romania rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Nigeria ranks 36th and Romania ranks 38th 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.