Cameroon vs Nigeria: Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses
Cameroon
0.2%
in 2023
Nigeria
0.2%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
119th
Nigeria rank
118th
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses over time
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Cameroon ranks 119th and Nigeria ranks 118th of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.1% | 1.1% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 0.2% | 4.2% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to industrial uses, Cameroon or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to industrial uses between Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 0.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses?
- Cameroon ranks 119th and Nigeria ranks 118th of 181 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 Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic consumption – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to other purposes (primarily industrial uses such as biofuel production), relative to the total allocated to human food, animal feed, and other uses. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.