Brazil vs Nigeria: How have things changed?

Brazil
1.60 million metric tons
in 2024
Nigeria
1.11 million metric tons
in 2024
Brazil rank
20th
Nigeria rank
23rd

How have things changed? over time

  • Brazil
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 1.60 million metric tons against 1.11 million metric tons in Nigeria, a difference of 489,800 metric tons.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 215 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 438,353 metric tons 112,556 metric tons 325,797 metric tons Brazil
1970s 697,333 metric tons 246,760 metric tons 450,572 metric tons Brazil
1980s 880,036 metric tons 268,508 metric tons 611,528 metric tons Brazil
1990s 696,326 metric tons 353,583 metric tons 342,742 metric tons Brazil
2000s 1.03 million metric tons 579,792 metric tons 449,628 metric tons Brazil
2010s 1.22 million metric tons 1.02 million metric tons 199,312 metric tons Brazil
2020s 1.35 million metric tons 1.07 million metric tons 281,290 metric tons Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, Brazil or Nigeria?
Brazil, at 1.60 million metric tons against 1.11 million metric tons in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed? between Brazil and Nigeria?
489,800 metric tons, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Nigeria rank globally for how have things changed??
Brazil ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How have things changed?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.