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

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 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.