Mali vs Nigeria: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Mali
- Nigeria
How they compare
Mali currently reports 6.2% against 6.0% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 152nd and Nigeria ranks 154th of 196 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.1% | 55.7% | 18.4% | Mali |
| 1970s | 45.2% | 10.6% | 34.7% | Mali |
| 1980s | 12.9% | 3.1% | 9.7% | Mali |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 0.6% | 6.5% | Mali |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 0.5% | 5.4% | Mali |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 2.6% | 5.4% | Mali |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 3.2% | 2.7% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Mali or Nigeria?
- Mali, at 6.2% against 6.0% in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food exports between Mali and Nigeria?
- 0.2%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nigeria?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Nigeria rank globally for food exports?
- Mali ranks 152nd and Nigeria ranks 154th 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.