Which has higher cereal exports quantity, Lesotho or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 259 FAO, tonnes against 69 FAO, tonnes in Lesotho as of 2010.

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

190 FAO, tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho 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.

Lesotho vs Nigeria: Cereal exports quantity (FAO, tonnes)

Lesotho

69 FAO, tonnes

in 2010

Nigeria

259 FAO, tonnes

in 2010

Lesotho rank

36th

Nigeria rank

34th

Cereal exports quantity (FAO, tonnes) over time

Lesotho
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 259 FAO, tonnes against 69 FAO, tonnes in Lesotho, a difference of 190 FAO, tonnes.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 3.8 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 36th and Nigeria ranks 34th of 51 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	5,844 FAO, tonnes	113.56 FAO, tonnes	5,730 FAO, tonnes	Lesotho
1970s	827.3 FAO, tonnes	2,480 FAO, tonnes	1,653 FAO, tonnes	Nigeria
1980s	6,424 FAO, tonnes	1,851 FAO, tonnes	4,573 FAO, tonnes	Lesotho
1990s	2,234 FAO, tonnes	32,429 FAO, tonnes	30,195 FAO, tonnes	Nigeria
2000s	308.2 FAO, tonnes	25,352 FAO, tonnes	25,044 FAO, tonnes	Nigeria
2010s	69 FAO, tonnes	259 FAO, tonnes	190 FAO, tonnes	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal exports quantity, Lesotho or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 259 FAO, tonnes against 69 FAO, tonnes in Lesotho as of 2010.
What is the difference in cereal exports quantity between Lesotho and Nigeria?: 190 FAO, tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2010.
How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for cereal exports quantity?: Lesotho ranks 36th 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: 30 October 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.