Japan vs Nigeria: Rice production

Japan
10.14 million tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria
9.13 million tonnes
in 2024
Japan rank
12th
Nigeria rank
14th

Rice production over time

  • Japan
  • Nigeria
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 10.14 million tonnes against 9.13 million tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 1.01 million tonnes.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 142 countries.

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About this data

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

Rice production is measured in tonnes.