Nigeria vs Tanzania: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita

Nigeria
0.0009 units per person
in 2019
Tanzania
0.0013 units per person
in 2019
Nigeria rank
114th
Tanzania rank
112th

Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • Tanzania
-0.00500.0050.010.015196119902019

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.0013 units per person against 0.0009 units per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0004 units per person.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.

Nigeria ranks 114th and Tanzania ranks 112th of 177 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per person 0.0022 units per person 0.0022 units per person Tanzania
1970s 0.0003 units per person 0.0051 units per person 0.0048 units per person Tanzania
1980s 0.0013 units per person 0.0055 units per person 0.0042 units per person Tanzania
1990s 0 units per person 0.0019 units per person 0.0019 units per person Tanzania
2000s -0 units per person 0.0021 units per person 0.0021 units per person Tanzania
2010s 0.0008 units per person 0.0005 units per person 0.0003 units per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, per capita, Nigeria or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 0.0013 units per person against 0.0009 units per person in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize, per capita between Nigeria and Tanzania?
0.0004 units per person, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
Nigeria ranks 114th and Tanzania ranks 112th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 7,815 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.