Egypt vs Nigeria: Rice production

Egypt

6.43 million tonnes

in 2024

Nigeria

9.13 million tonnes

in 2024

Egypt rank

15th

Nigeria rank

14th

Rice production over time

Nigeria currently reports 9.13 million tonnes against 6.43 million tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 2.70 million tonnes.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Egypt's.

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

Egypt ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 142 countries.

Indicator: Rice production
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: 07 August 2026

Rice production is measured in tonnes.