Which has higher cereal exports quantity, Gambia or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 259 FAO, tonnes against 66 FAO, tonnes in Gambia as of 2010.

What is the difference in cereal exports quantity between Gambia and Nigeria?

193 FAO, tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nigeria?

50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Cereal exports quantity (FAO, tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs Nigeria: Cereal exports quantity

Gambia

66 FAO, tonnes

in 2010

Nigeria

259 FAO, tonnes

in 2010

Gambia rank

37th

Nigeria rank

34th

Cereal exports quantity over time

Gambia
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 259 FAO, tonnes against 66 FAO, tonnes in Gambia, a difference of 193 FAO, tonnes.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 3.9 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Gambia ranks 37th and Nigeria ranks 34th of 51 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 FAO, tonnes	113.56 FAO, tonnes	113.56 FAO, tonnes	Nigeria
1970s	0 FAO, tonnes	2,480 FAO, tonnes	2,480 FAO, tonnes	Nigeria
1980s	0 FAO, tonnes	1,851 FAO, tonnes	1,851 FAO, tonnes	Nigeria
1990s	98 FAO, tonnes	32,429 FAO, tonnes	32,331 FAO, tonnes	Nigeria
2000s	364.5 FAO, tonnes	25,352 FAO, tonnes	24,987 FAO, tonnes	Nigeria
2010s	66 FAO, tonnes	259 FAO, tonnes	193 FAO, tonnes	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal exports quantity, Gambia or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 259 FAO, tonnes against 66 FAO, tonnes in Gambia as of 2010.
What is the difference in cereal exports quantity between Gambia and Nigeria?: 193 FAO, tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nigeria?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2010.
How do Gambia and Nigeria rank globally for cereal exports quantity?: Gambia ranks 37th and Nigeria ranks 34th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Cereal exports quantity (FAO, tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cereal exports quantity (FAO, tonnes)
Unit: FAO, tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 57 places, 2,818 data points, 1961–2010
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.