Nigeria held the top spot in global cashew production from 2001 to 2010. This highlights a period of strong agricultural output, though the country has since been overtaken by India and Côte d'Ivoire. In recent years, Côte d'Ivoire has emerged as the world’s leading cashew producer, holding the top spot for three consecutive years as of 2022. This shift highlights the country's growing role in global cashew production. India and Mozambique once dominated global production, with India leading for 35 of the past 62 years.
Since the 1950s, the top sources of international students in the US have changed, with Canada initially leading, followed by Iran in the 1970s, Taiwan and Japan in the 1980s and 90s, and China and India taking the lead from the 2000s onward.
China and India account for a combined 54% of the total international students in the US as of the 2023/2024 academic year.
By 2021, Nigeria entered the top ten, reaching 7th place by 2024.
Until 1976, Ghana was the world’s largest cocoa producer, with an average annual output of 410,000 tonnes. However, Ghana lost this lead when production fell to 277,000 tonnes in 1997, allowing Côte d'Ivoire and Brazil to overtake.
Since 1977, Côte d'Ivoire has led global cocoa production, increasing its output by 634%.
Nigeria’s cocoa production peaked at 485,000 tonnes in 2006, consistently ranking among the top ten producers.
From 1961 to 2022, Nigeria contributed about 7.3% to the global groundnut production, making it a key player in the sector. Alongside China and India, which also dominated production, these three countries accounted for 61% of the world’s groundnut supply.
In 2023, global vehicle production surged, led by China with over 30 million vehicles — a 12% increase from 2022.
The US and Japan followed, holding 11% and 10% shares, respectively.
Global output rose 10%, reaching 93.55 million vehicles, up from 85.02 million in 2022.
Only two African countries — South Africa and Morocco — made the top 25, highlighting the continent's developing automotive sector.
India has been the World Bank's largest debtor for over 50 years, with a debt of $38.3 billion as of 2022.
Five Asian nations — India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and China — owe a combined $111.2 billion, or 27% of the World Bank’s total debt.
Nigeria, Africa's largest World Bank debtor, ranks 10th, with nearly #14 billion in debt.
Asian countries dominated the global palm oil market in 2021.
Indonesia and Malaysia accounted for 67.8 million tonnes out of 80.7 million tonnes produced.
Smaller producers like Nigeria (1.4 million tonnes) and Guatemala (0.8 million tonnes) had modest contributions.
In 2023, an estimated 132.1 million newborns were welcomed worldwide, averaging 361.9 thousand births per day.
India, China, and Nigeria accounted for nearly 30% of daily births; India had the highest contribution with 63,600.
As of 2023, the global labour force has expanded to an estimated 3.63 billion, driven by population booms in key regions.
China and India lead with a combined 1.37 billion people 15+ active in the workforce.
Nigeria ranks 7th with 76 million, following the US, Indonesia, Brazil, and Pakistan.