Canada vs Nigeria: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population
Canada
15.83 million hectares
in 2024
Nigeria
18.28 million hectares
in 2024
Canada rank
11th
Nigeria rank
8th
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population over time
- Canada
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 18.28 million hectares against 15.83 million hectares in Canada, a difference of 2.44 million hectares.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.75 million hectares | 11.30 million hectares | 7.45 million hectares | Canada |
| 1970s | 17.87 million hectares | 9.45 million hectares | 8.42 million hectares | Canada |
| 1980s | 21.27 million hectares | 9.38 million hectares | 11.89 million hectares | Canada |
| 1990s | 19.39 million hectares | 17.59 million hectares | 1.80 million hectares | Canada |
| 2000s | 16.46 million hectares | 17.63 million hectares | 1.17 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 14.46 million hectares | 16.86 million hectares | 2.40 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 15.82 million hectares | 18.22 million hectares | 2.40 million hectares | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, Canada or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 18.28 million hectares against 15.83 million hectares in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in change in cereal production, yield, land use and population between Canada and Nigeria?
- 2.44 million hectares, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Nigeria rank globally for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Canada ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.