Iran vs Nigeria: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Iran
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 6.4% against 5.6% in Iran, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Nigeria ahead.
Iran ranks 155th and Nigeria ranks 152nd of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 54.4% | 51.4% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 12.0% | 10.5% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 0.3% | 4.5% | Iran |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 0.2% | 3.6% | Iran |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 2.5% | 4.8% | Iran |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 3.2% | 6.0% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Iran or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 6.4% against 5.6% in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Iran and Nigeria?
- 0.8%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Nigeria?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Nigeria rank globally for food exports?
- Iran ranks 155th and Nigeria ranks 152nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.