South Korea vs Nigeria: Wheat production
South Korea
37,376 tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria
43,927 tonnes
in 2024
South Korea rank
90th
Nigeria rank
88th
Wheat production over time
- South Korea
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 43,927 tonnes against 37,376 tonnes in South Korea, a difference of 6,551 tonnes.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 90th and Nigeria ranks 88th of 126 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 185,374 tonnes | 18,778 tonnes | 166,596 tonnes | South Korea |
| 1970s | 103,894 tonnes | 19,000 tonnes | 84,894 tonnes | South Korea |
| 1980s | 36,616 tonnes | 62,300 tonnes | 25,684 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 4,466 tonnes | 57,340 tonnes | 52,874 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 8,363 tonnes | 61,200 tonnes | 52,837 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 30,565 tonnes | 92,476 tonnes | 61,911 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 33,411 tonnes | 43,223 tonnes | 9,812 tonnes | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat production, South Korea or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 43,927 tonnes against 37,376 tonnes in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat production between South Korea and Nigeria?
- 6,551 tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Nigeria rank globally for wheat production?
- South Korea ranks 90th and Nigeria ranks 88th of 126 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 Wheat production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Wheat production is measured in tonnes.