Madagascar vs Nigeria: Rice — Production, per square kilometre

Madagascar
8.8 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
9.77 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
17th
Nigeria rank
16th

Rice — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • Madagascar
  • Nigeria
0246810196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 9.77 t per square kilometre against 8.8 t per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 0.97 t per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 120 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 2.82 t per square kilometre 0.2803 t per square kilometre 2.54 t per square kilometre Madagascar
1970s 3.39 t per square kilometre 0.5034 t per square kilometre 2.89 t per square kilometre Madagascar
1980s 3.69 t per square kilometre 1.78 t per square kilometre 1.92 t per square kilometre Madagascar
1990s 4.24 t per square kilometre 3.33 t per square kilometre 0.9065 t per square kilometre Madagascar
2000s 5.59 t per square kilometre 3.73 t per square kilometre 1.86 t per square kilometre Madagascar
2010s 6.92 t per square kilometre 7.37 t per square kilometre 0.4461 t per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 8.07 t per square kilometre 9.31 t per square kilometre 1.24 t per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — production, per square kilometre, Madagascar or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 9.77 t per square kilometre against 8.8 t per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — production, per square kilometre between Madagascar and Nigeria?
0.97 t per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Nigeria rank globally for rice — production, per square kilometre?
Madagascar ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice — Production, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 6,174 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rice — 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.