Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of vs Nigeria: Cereals, primary — Production

Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of
31.76 million t
in 2024
Nigeria
28.47 million t
in 2024
Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of rank
20th
Nigeria rank
22nd

Cereals, primary — Production over time

  • Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of
  • Nigeria
10.0M20.0M30.0M196119922024

How they compare

Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of currently reports 31.76 million t against 28.47 million t in Nigeria, a difference of 3.29 million t.

That makes Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Nigeria ahead.

Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 22nd of 178 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 7.39 million t 21.56 million t 14.18 million t Nigeria
2000s 11.65 million t 24.34 million t 12.69 million t Nigeria
2010s 24.99 million t 25.25 million t 260,910 t Nigeria
2020s 31.88 million t 29.18 million t 2.70 million t Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals, primary — production, Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of or Nigeria?
Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of, at 31.76 million t against 28.47 million t in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereals, primary — production between Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of and Nigeria?
3.29 million t, with Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of and Nigeria?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of and Nigeria rank globally for cereals, primary — production?
Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 22nd of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cereals, primary — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereals, primary — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 12,898 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.