Angola vs Nigeria: Banana production
Angola
5.21 million tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria
6.91 million tonnes
in 2024
Angola rank
8th
Nigeria rank
6th
Banana production over time
- Angola
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 6.91 million tonnes against 5.21 million tonnes in Angola, a difference of 1.69 million tonnes.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nigeria ahead.
Angola ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 152 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 294,444 tonnes | 1.65 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 974,542 tonnes | 2.46 million tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 3.35 million tonnes | 3.46 million tonnes | 109,530 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.65 million tonnes | 6.70 million tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher banana production, Angola or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 6.91 million tonnes against 5.21 million tonnes in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in banana production between Angola and Nigeria?
- 1.69 million tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Nigeria?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Nigeria rank globally for banana production?
- Angola ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 152 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 Banana production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.