Angola vs Nigeria: Sugar cane production
Angola
1.29 million tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria
1.51 million tonnes
in 2024
Angola rank
53rd
Nigeria rank
50th
Sugar cane production over time
- Angola
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.51 million tonnes against 1.29 million tonnes in Angola, a difference of 217,270 tonnes.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 53rd and Nigeria ranks 50th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 679,250 tonnes | 390,667 tonnes | 288,583 tonnes | Angola |
| 1970s | 638,155 tonnes | 698,400 tonnes | 60,245 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 286,000 tonnes | 875,600 tonnes | 589,600 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 294,500 tonnes | 747,800 tonnes | 453,300 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 409,000 tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | 593,275 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 544,726 tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | 788,281 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.07 million tonnes | 1.51 million tonnes | 440,254 tonnes | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sugar cane production, Angola or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.51 million tonnes against 1.29 million tonnes in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sugar cane production between Angola and Nigeria?
- 217,270 tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Nigeria rank globally for sugar cane production?
- Angola ranks 53rd and Nigeria ranks 50th of 110 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 Sugar cane production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sugar cane production is measured in tonnes.