Madagascar vs Nigeria: Rice production by region

Madagascar
4.97 million tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria
9.13 million tonnes
in 2024
Madagascar rank
17th
Nigeria rank
14th

Rice production by region over time

  • Madagascar
  • Nigeria
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196119922024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 9.13 million tonnes against 4.97 million tonnes in Madagascar, a difference of 4.16 million tonnes.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.8 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 142 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rice production by region
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
143 places, 7,453 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Rice production is measured in tonnes per year.