Egypt vs Nigeria: Cereal production

Egypt
23.39 million metric tons
in 2023
Nigeria
28.47 million metric tons
in 2024
Egypt rank
25th
Nigeria rank
22nd

Cereal production over time

  • Egypt
  • Nigeria
10.0M20.0M30.0M196119922024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 28.47 million metric tons against 23.39 million metric tons in Egypt, a difference of 5.08 million metric tons.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Globally, Egypt ranks 25th and Nigeria ranks 22nd of 181 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Cereal production (metric tons)
Unit
metric tons
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.