Nigeria vs Norway: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Nigeria
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 11.1% against 11.0% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 145th and Norway ranks 143rd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.4% | 10.9% | 0.5% | Norway |
| 1970s | 11.1% | 7.5% | 3.5% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 19.1% | 6.7% | 12.4% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 6.8% | 13.8% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 7.2% | 9.8% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 9.1% | 7.4% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 10.4% | 2.0% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Nigeria or Norway?
- Norway, at 11.1% against 11.0% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Nigeria and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Norway?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Norway rank globally for food imports?
- Nigeria ranks 145th and Norway ranks 143rd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.