What is the difference in cereal imports quantity between Egypt and Nigeria?

10.93 million FAO, tonnes, 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.

Where does this data come from?

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

Egypt vs Nigeria: Cereal imports quantity

Egypt

16.80 million FAO, tonnes

in 2010

Nigeria

5.87 million FAO, tonnes

in 2010

Egypt rank

1st

Nigeria rank

3rd

Cereal imports quantity over time

Egypt
Nigeria

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 16.80 million FAO, tonnes against 5.87 million FAO, tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 10.93 million FAO, tonnes.

That makes Egypt's figure about 2.9 times Nigeria's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd 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	2.15 million FAO, tonnes	168,883 FAO, tonnes	1.98 million FAO, tonnes	Egypt
1970s	3.60 million FAO, tonnes	819,412 FAO, tonnes	2.78 million FAO, tonnes	Egypt
1980s	8.03 million FAO, tonnes	1.41 million FAO, tonnes	6.62 million FAO, tonnes	Egypt
1990s	8.39 million FAO, tonnes	1.40 million FAO, tonnes	6.99 million FAO, tonnes	Egypt
2000s	10.76 million FAO, tonnes	4.10 million FAO, tonnes	6.67 million FAO, tonnes	Egypt
2010s	16.80 million FAO, tonnes	5.87 million FAO, tonnes	10.93 million FAO, tonnes	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal imports quantity, Egypt or Nigeria?: Egypt, at 16.80 million FAO, tonnes against 5.87 million FAO, tonnes in Nigeria as of 2010.
What is the difference in cereal imports quantity between Egypt and Nigeria?: 10.93 million FAO, tonnes, 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 quantity?: Egypt ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Cereal imports quantity (FAO, tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cereal imports 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: 59 places, 2,918 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.