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