Mali vs Nigeria: Food exports

Mali
6.2%
in 2023
Nigeria
6.0%
in 2024
Mali rank
152nd
Nigeria rank
154th

Food exports over time

  • Mali
  • Nigeria
020406080196219932024

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

Indicator
Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,957 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.