Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested was 170,224 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in Nigeria stood at 170,224 ha.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in Nigeria peaked at 382,509 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15,000 ha, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 6th out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 24,000 ha | +60.0% |
| 1963 | 25,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 31,000 ha | +24.0% |
| 1965 | 35,500 ha | +14.5% |
| 1966 | 37,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 38,500 ha | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 40,000 ha | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 40,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 50,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1991 | 75,000 ha | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 90,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 120,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 135,000 ha | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 155,000 ha | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 175,000 ha | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 243,000 ha | +38.9% |
| 1998 | 243,200 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 238,000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 259,000 ha | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 265,000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 273,000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 277,000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 292,000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 309,000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 320,000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 330,000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 330,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 360,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 382,509 ha | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 337,466 ha | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 294,148 ha | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 168,750 ha | -42.6% |
| 2014 | 126,490 ha | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 131,529 ha | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 132,544 ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 140,000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 140,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 140,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 167,570 ha | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 170,000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 170,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 172,004 ha | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 170,224 ha | -1.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 170,224 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24,246 ha, 7.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 170,224 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34,475 ha, 4.9× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +60.0% | 15,000 ha | 24,000 ha |
| 1991 | +50.0% | 50,000 ha | 75,000 ha |
| 2013 | -42.6% | 294,148 ha | 168,750 ha |
| 1997 | +38.9% | 175,000 ha | 243,000 ha |
| 1993 | +33.3% | 90,000 ha | 120,000 ha |
| 1990 | +25.0% | 40,000 ha | 50,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31,778 ha | 15,000 ha | 40,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 40,000 ha | 40,000 ha | 40,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 40,000 ha | 40,000 ha | 40,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 152,420 ha | 50,000 ha | 243,200 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 301,500 ha | 259,000 ha | 360,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 199,344 ha | 126,490 ha | 382,509 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 169,960 ha | 167,570 ha | 172,004 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 3 Brazil 450,237 ha compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 1.33 million ha compare
- 4 Indonesia 439,322 ha compare
- 4 Viet Nam 283,758 ha compare
- 5 Ghana 408,433 ha compare
- 7 Côte d'Ivoire 1.43 million ha compare
- 7 Mozambique 168,452 ha compare
- 8 Guinea-Bissau 157,920 ha compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 124,274 ha 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 cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in Nigeria?
- Cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in Nigeria was 170,224 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 382,509 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Nigeria ranks 6th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.