Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Cereal production

Ethiopia

31.76 million metric tons

in 2024

Nigeria

28.47 million metric tons

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

20th

Nigeria rank

22nd

Cereal production over time

Ethiopia
Nigeria

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 31.76 million metric tons against 28.47 million metric tons in Nigeria, a difference of 3.29 million metric tons.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Globally, Ethiopia ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 22nd of 181 countries.

Individual pages

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: 06 August 2026

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.