Malawi vs Nigeria: Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate
Malawi
1.26 % change on previous year
in 2024
Nigeria
1.4 % change on previous year
in 2024
Malawi rank
59th
Nigeria rank
58th
Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate over time
- Malawi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.4 % change on previous year against 1.26 % change on previous year in Malawi, a difference of 0.14 % change on previous year.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Nigeria ahead.
Malawi ranks 59th and Nigeria ranks 58th of 130 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.04 % change on previous year | 10.56 % change on previous year | 6.48 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1970s | 12.52 % change on previous year | 8.72 % change on previous year | 3.8 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1980s | -3.57 % change on previous year | 16.72 % change on previous year | 20.29 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 12.26 % change on previous year | 4.01 % change on previous year | 8.25 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2000s | 4.03 % change on previous year | -1.3 % change on previous year | 5.33 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.5 % change on previous year | 9.07 % change on previous year | 7.56 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2.58 % change on previous year | 2.1 % change on previous year | 0.4774 % change on previous year | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — area harvested, annual growth rate, Malawi or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.4 % change on previous year against 1.26 % change on previous year in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested, annual growth rate between Malawi and Nigeria?
- 0.14 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for rice — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 59th and Nigeria ranks 58th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rice — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.