Iceland vs Nigeria: How have things changed?
Iceland
1.06 million metric tons
in 2024
Nigeria
1.11 million metric tons
in 2024
Iceland rank
24th
Nigeria rank
23rd
How have things changed? over time
- Iceland
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.11 million metric tons against 1.06 million metric tons in Iceland, a difference of 49,950 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 215 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 943,981 metric tons | 112,556 metric tons | 831,425 metric tons | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1.07 million metric tons | 246,760 metric tons | 825,542 metric tons | Iceland |
| 1980s | 1.45 million metric tons | 268,508 metric tons | 1.18 million metric tons | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1.69 million metric tons | 353,583 metric tons | 1.33 million metric tons | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1.69 million metric tons | 579,792 metric tons | 1.11 million metric tons | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.23 million metric tons | 1.02 million metric tons | 207,726 metric tons | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1.32 million metric tons | 1.07 million metric tons | 247,686 metric tons | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, Iceland or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.11 million metric tons against 1.06 million metric tons in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in how have things changed? between Iceland and Nigeria?
- 49,950 metric tons, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Nigeria?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Nigeria rank globally for how have things changed??
- Iceland ranks 24th 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.