Japan vs Nigeria: Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate

Japan
1.07 % change on previous year
in 2019
Nigeria
1.72 % change on previous year
in 2019
Japan rank
105th
Nigeria rank
103rd

Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate over time

  • Japan
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.72 % change on previous year against 1.07 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 0.65 % change on previous year.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.6 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 105th and Nigeria ranks 103rd of 173 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 14.05 % change on previous year 52.82 % change on previous year 38.77 % change on previous year Nigeria
1970s 8.18 % change on previous year 78.1 % change on previous year 69.92 % change on previous year Nigeria
1980s 3.48 % change on previous year -5.93 % change on previous year 9.41 % change on previous year Japan
1990s 0.4966 % change on previous year -97.34 % change on previous year 97.84 % change on previous year Japan
2000s 0.0301 % change on previous year 1.12 % change on previous year 1.09 % change on previous year Nigeria
2010s -0.5918 % change on previous year 2.68 % change on previous year 3.27 % change on previous year Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, annual growth rate, Japan or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 1.72 % change on previous year against 1.07 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize, annual growth rate between Japan and Nigeria?
0.65 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nigeria?
49 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
How do Japan and Nigeria rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize, annual growth rate?
Japan ranks 105th and Nigeria ranks 103rd of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
173 places, 6,622 data points, 1962–2019
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Net food imports by crop - Maize. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.