Nigeria vs United Arab Emirates: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Nigeria
5.08 million tonnes
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
5.33 million tonnes
in 2023
Nigeria rank
36th
United Arab Emirates rank
34th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Nigeria
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 5.33 million tonnes against 5.08 million tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 257,000 tonnes.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 36th and United Arab Emirates ranks 34th of 192 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 186,222 tonnes | 30,000 tonnes | 156,222 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 916,100 tonnes | 156,500 tonnes | 759,600 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.58 million tonnes | 491,000 tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.42 million tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | 350,000 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 4.26 million tonnes | 2.47 million tonnes | 1.79 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 6.44 million tonnes | 5.41 million tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 5.97 million tonnes | 4.89 million tonnes | 1.08 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 United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 5.33 million tonnes against 5.08 million tonnes in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Nigeria and United Arab Emirates?
- 257,000 tonnes, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United Arab Emirates?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and United Arab Emirates rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Nigeria ranks 36th and United Arab Emirates ranks 34th 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.