Nigeria vs Spain: How have things changed?
Nigeria
1.11 million metric tons
in 2024
Spain
1.01 million metric tons
in 2024
Nigeria rank
23rd
Spain rank
25th
How have things changed? over time
- Nigeria
- Spain
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.11 million metric tons against 1.01 million metric tons in Spain, a difference of 102,880 metric tons.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Nigeria ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 25th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 112,556 metric tons | 1.38 million metric tons | 1.27 million metric tons | Spain |
| 1970s | 246,760 metric tons | 1.55 million metric tons | 1.31 million metric tons | Spain |
| 1980s | 268,508 metric tons | 1.48 million metric tons | 1.21 million metric tons | Spain |
| 1990s | 353,583 metric tons | 1.38 million metric tons | 1.03 million metric tons | Spain |
| 2000s | 579,792 metric tons | 1.20 million metric tons | 617,954 metric tons | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.02 million metric tons | 1.25 million metric tons | 222,324 metric tons | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.07 million metric tons | 1.05 million metric tons | 17,284 metric tons | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, Nigeria or Spain?
- Nigeria, at 1.11 million metric tons against 1.01 million metric tons in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in how have things changed? between Nigeria and Spain?
- 102,880 metric tons, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Spain?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Spain rank globally for how have things changed??
- Nigeria ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 25th 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.