Nigeria vs Senegal: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production

Nigeria
4.30 million t
in 2024
Senegal
1.68 million t
in 2024
Nigeria rank
5th
Senegal rank
8th

Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production over time

  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M196119922024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 4.30 million t against 1.68 million t in Senegal, a difference of 2.62 million t.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.6 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 5th and Senegal ranks 8th of 154 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Senegal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 1.80 million t 990,001 t 810,221 t Nigeria
1970s 985,300 t 877,858 t 107,442 t Nigeria
1980s 683,300 t 742,617 t 59,317 t Senegal
1990s 1.84 million t 688,632 t 1.15 million t Nigeria
2000s 3.07 million t 651,186 t 2.42 million t Nigeria
2010s 3.73 million t 994,988 t 2.73 million t Nigeria
2020s 4.27 million t 1.67 million t 2.60 million t Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher groundnuts, excluding shelled — production, Nigeria or Senegal?
Nigeria, at 4.30 million t against 1.68 million t in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in groundnuts, excluding shelled — production between Nigeria and Senegal?
2.62 million t, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Senegal?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Senegal rank globally for groundnuts, excluding shelled — production?
Nigeria ranks 5th and Senegal ranks 8th of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
182 places, 10,266 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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