Egypt vs Nigeria: Cereal imports
Egypt
3.89 billion FAO, current US$
in 2010
Nigeria
1.88 billion FAO, current US$
in 2010
Egypt rank
1st
Nigeria rank
2nd
Cereal imports over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 3.89 billion FAO, current US$ against 1.88 billion FAO, current US$ in Nigeria, a difference of 2.01 billion FAO, current US$.
That makes Egypt's figure about 2.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 53 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 140.29 million FAO, current US$ | 16.36 million FAO, current US$ | 123.94 million FAO, current US$ | Egypt |
| 1970s | 505.11 million FAO, current US$ | 206.19 million FAO, current US$ | 298.92 million FAO, current US$ | Egypt |
| 1980s | 1.42 billion FAO, current US$ | 438.64 million FAO, current US$ | 986.23 million FAO, current US$ | Egypt |
| 1990s | 1.19 billion FAO, current US$ | 304.67 million FAO, current US$ | 883.27 million FAO, current US$ | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.01 billion FAO, current US$ | 961.44 million FAO, current US$ | 1.05 billion FAO, current US$ | Egypt |
| 2010s | 3.89 billion FAO, current US$ | 1.88 billion FAO, current US$ | 2.01 billion FAO, current US$ | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal imports, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Egypt, at 3.89 billion FAO, current US$ against 1.88 billion FAO, current US$ in Nigeria as of 2010.
- What is the difference in cereal imports between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 2.01 billion FAO, current US$, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2010.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for cereal imports?
- Egypt ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Cereal imports (FAO, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.