Cereal production in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cereal production was 28.47 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 28.47 million tonnes for cereal production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Nigeria peaked at 30.31 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.81 million tonnes, in 1972.
Nigeria ranks 22nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.85 million tonnes | 6.14 million tonnes | 8.80 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.66 million tonnes | 5.81 million tonnes | 10.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.07 million tonnes | 7.79 million tonnes | 18.01 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.68 million tonnes | 17.68 million tonnes | 22.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.34 million tonnes | 20.09 million tonnes | 30.21 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.25 million tonnes | 20.61 million tonnes | 29.80 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.18 million tonnes | 28.05 million tonnes | 30.31 million tonnes | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 66.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.0% (2025)
- Rural population 86.04 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 36.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 18.28 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in Nigeria?
- Cereal production in Nigeria was 28.47 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal production recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 30.31 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.81 million tonnes in 1972.
- How does Nigeria rank for cereal production?
- Nigeria ranks 22nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.