All food groups — Potassium supply — Value in Nigeria
Nigeria: All food groups — Potassium supply — Value was 3,916 mg/cap/d in 2023. ▬ Flat
All food groups — Potassium supply — Value in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in mg/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, all food groups — potassium supply — value in Nigeria stood at 3,916 mg/cap/d.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all food groups — potassium supply — value in Nigeria peaked at 4,081 mg/cap/d in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,748 mg/cap/d, in 2020.
That places Nigeria 56th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
All food groups — Potassium supply — Value in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | mg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,022 mg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 3,960 mg/cap/d | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 3,987 mg/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 3,953 mg/cap/d | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 4,001 mg/cap/d | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 4,019 mg/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 4,029 mg/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 4,081 mg/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 4,017 mg/cap/d | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 4,037 mg/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 3,748 mg/cap/d | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 3,929 mg/cap/d | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 3,977 mg/cap/d | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 3,916 mg/cap/d | -1.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 3,916 mg/cap/d is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,144 mg/cap/d, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 3,916 mg/cap/d is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,060 mg/cap/d, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,011 mg/cap/d | 3,953 mg/cap/d | 4,081 mg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,892 mg/cap/d | 3,748 mg/cap/d | 3,977 mg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1218 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3622 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all food groups — potassium supply — value in Nigeria?
- All food groups — potassium supply — value in Nigeria was 3,916 mg/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest all food groups — potassium supply — value recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 4,081 mg/cap/d in 2017.
- What is the lowest all food groups — potassium supply — value recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,748 mg/cap/d in 2020.
- How does Nigeria rank for all food groups — potassium supply — value?
- Nigeria ranks 56th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all food groups — potassium supply — value rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All food groups — Potassium supply — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset presents average daily per capita macro and micro nutrient availability by country and by FAO/WHO GIFT food groups (that are different from those used for the Food Balance Sheets), expressed in grams/milligrams/micrograms/kcal per capita per day. The population numbers used to calculate these statistics can be found in the Supply Utilization Accounts (SUA) dataset of FAOSTAT, as Total Population. Food availability quantities are derived from the SUA dataset. SUAs present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply and utilization during a specified reference period. The SUA shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per capita supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it.