Nigeria vs United States: Rice production
Nigeria
9.13 million tonnes
in 2024
United States
10.08 million tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria rank
14th
United States rank
13th
Rice production over time
- Nigeria
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 10.08 million tonnes against 9.13 million tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 945,900 tonnes.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Nigeria ranks 14th and United States ranks 13th of 143 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 255,333 tonnes | 3.58 million tonnes | 3.33 million tonnes | United States |
| 1970s | 458,500 tonnes | 4.85 million tonnes | 4.39 million tonnes | United States |
| 1980s | 1.62 million tonnes | 6.50 million tonnes | 4.88 million tonnes | United States |
| 1990s | 3.03 million tonnes | 8.02 million tonnes | 4.99 million tonnes | United States |
| 2000s | 3.39 million tonnes | 9.47 million tonnes | 6.08 million tonnes | United States |
| 2010s | 6.71 million tonnes | 9.27 million tonnes | 2.56 million tonnes | United States |
| 2020s | 8.61 million tonnes | 9.24 million tonnes | 634,924 tonnes | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice production, Nigeria or United States?
- United States, at 10.08 million tonnes against 9.13 million tonnes in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice production between Nigeria and United States?
- 945,900 tonnes, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and United States rank globally for rice production?
- Nigeria ranks 14th and United States ranks 13th 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.