Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 16.3 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Nigeria, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Nigeria is 16.3 %, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Nigeria peaked at 26.1 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15.1 %, in 2006.
Nigeria ranks 111th of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.2 % | — |
| 2001 | 16 % | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 15.5 % | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 16.4 % | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 16.1 % | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 16.4 % | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 15.1 % | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 15.7 % | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 17.6 % | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 22 % | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 23.8 % | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 26.1 % | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 24.5 % | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 23.2 % | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 18.5 % | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 17.7 % | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 16.5 % | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 17.4 % | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 16.9 % | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 17.8 % | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 17 % | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 16.3 % | -4.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 16.3 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.6 %, 36% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 16.3 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.5 %, 46% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.6 % | 15.1 % | 22 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.24 % | 16.5 % | 26.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.65 % | 16.3 % | 17 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 108 Madagascar 19.9 % compare
- 109 Central African Republic 19.6 % compare
- 110 Nepal 17.3 % compare
- 112 Bangladesh 16 % compare
- 113 Indonesia 15.7 % compare
- 114 Uganda 15.3 % 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 cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Nigeria?
- Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Nigeria was 16.3 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1 % in 2006.
- How does Nigeria rank for cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Nigeria ranks 111th out of 158 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.