Carrots and turnips — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Nigeria
Nigeria: Carrots and turnips — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 83.14 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carrots and turnips — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, carrots and turnips — gross per capita production index number in Nigeria stood at 83.14. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carrots and turnips — gross per capita production index number in Nigeria peaked at 265.57 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 83.14, in 2024.
Nigeria ranks 88th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Carrots and turnips — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 265.57 | — |
| 1962 | 260.05 | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 254.59 | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 249.19 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 243.84 | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 238.6 | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 233.56 | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 228.57 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 223.56 | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 218.51 | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 213.47 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 208.41 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 203.28 | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 198.01 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 192.61 | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 187.16 | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 181.65 | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 176.17 | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 170.82 | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 165.57 | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 160.56 | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 155.83 | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 151.84 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 147.99 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 143.86 | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 140 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 136.32 | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 132.73 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 142.98 | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 145.04 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 142.89 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 132.56 | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 107.66 | -18.8% |
| 1994 | 145.59 | +35.2% |
| 1995 | 145.48 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 145.3 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 146.45 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 152.86 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 152.86 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 145.24 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 142.79 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 143.36 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 137.75 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 135.08 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 133.35 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 131.08 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 129.09 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 124 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 116.39 | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 107.45 | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 103.5 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 104.96 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 102.4 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 101.87 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 99.86 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 98.27 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 96.02 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 94.35 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 92.24 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 90.36 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 88.65 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 86.4 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 84.75 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 83.14 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 244.17 | 223.56 | 265.57 | 9 |
| 1970s | 195.01 | 170.82 | 218.51 | 10 |
| 1980s | 147.77 | 132.73 | 165.57 | 10 |
| 1990s | 141.67 | 107.66 | 152.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 133.81 | 116.39 | 145.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.09 | 92.24 | 107.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.66 | 83.14 | 90.36 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 85 Madagascar 84.17 compare
- 86 Congo 83.6 compare
- 87 Kazakhstan 83.51 compare
- 89 Latvia 82.02 compare
- 90 Kyrgyzstan 81.33 compare
- 91 Namibia 81.15 compare
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 carrots and turnips — gross per capita production index number in Nigeria?
- Carrots and turnips — gross per capita production index number in Nigeria was 83.14 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carrots and turnips — gross per capita production index number recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 265.57 in 1961.
- What is the lowest carrots and turnips — gross per capita production index number recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.14 in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for carrots and turnips — gross per capita production index number?
- Nigeria ranks 88th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carrots and turnips — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carrots and turnips — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.