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
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
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 143 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.04 million tonnes | 255,333 tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1970s | 2.40 million tonnes | 458,500 tonnes | 1.94 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1980s | 2.37 million tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | 753,939 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1990s | 4.47 million tonnes | 3.03 million tonnes | 1.44 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2000s | 6.24 million tonnes | 3.39 million tonnes | 2.84 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2010s | 5.01 million tonnes | 6.71 million tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 5.20 million tonnes | 8.61 million tonnes | 3.41 million tonnes | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice production, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 9.13 million tonnes against 6.43 million tonnes in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice production between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 2.70 million tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for rice production?
- Egypt ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 143 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rice production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rice production is measured in tonnes.