Malawi vs Nigeria: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production, per square kilometre

Malawi
4.96 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
4.72 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
4th
Nigeria rank
5th

Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 4.96 t per square kilometre against 4.72 t per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.24 t per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Malawi ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 103 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 1.69 t per square kilometre 1.98 t per square kilometre 0.2912 t per square kilometre Nigeria
1970s 1.89 t per square kilometre 1.08 t per square kilometre 0.8054 t per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 1.47 t per square kilometre 0.7502 t per square kilometre 0.7177 t per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 0.6169 t per square kilometre 2.02 t per square kilometre 1.41 t per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 2.02 t per square kilometre 3.37 t per square kilometre 1.36 t per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 3.72 t per square kilometre 4.09 t per square kilometre 0.3755 t per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 4.59 t per square kilometre 4.68 t per square kilometre 0.0861 t per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher groundnuts, excluding shelled — production, per square kilometre, Malawi or Nigeria?
Malawi, at 4.96 t per square kilometre against 4.72 t per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in groundnuts, excluding shelled — production, per square kilometre between Malawi and Nigeria?
0.24 t per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for groundnuts, excluding shelled — production, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
104 places, 5,848 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.