Argentina vs Nigeria: Index of cereal production yield and land use

Argentina
17.66 million
in 2024
Nigeria
18.28 million
in 2024
Argentina rank
9th
Nigeria rank
8th

Index of cereal production yield and land use over time

  • Argentina
  • Nigeria
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 18.28 million against 17.66 million in Argentina, a difference of 615,300.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Argentina ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 11.13 million 11.30 million 167,200 Nigeria
1970s 11.64 million 9.45 million 2.19 million Argentina
1980s 11.09 million 9.38 million 1.71 million Argentina
1990s 9.38 million 17.59 million 8.21 million Nigeria
2000s 9.59 million 17.63 million 8.04 million Nigeria
2010s 12.30 million 16.86 million 4.56 million Nigeria
2020s 16.87 million 18.22 million 1.35 million Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher index of cereal production yield and land use, Argentina or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 18.28 million against 17.66 million in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in index of cereal production yield and land use between Argentina and Nigeria?
615,300, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Nigeria?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Nigeria rank globally for index of cereal production yield and land use?
Argentina ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Index of cereal production yield and land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Argentina vs Nigeria: Index of cereal production yield and land use. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 13 November 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/index-of-cereal-production-yield-and-land-use/argentina/nigeria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/index-of-cereal-production-yield-and-land-use/argentina/nigeria/">Argentina vs Nigeria: Index of cereal production yield and land use</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Index of cereal production yield and land use
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 10,584 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed