Cereals - Excluding Beer — Production in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cereals - Excluding Beer — Production was 28,054 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals - Excluding Beer — Production in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals - excluding beer — production in Nigeria stood at 28,054 1000 t.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals - excluding beer — production in Nigeria peaked at 30,317 1000 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19,618 1000 t, in 2013.
That places Nigeria 28th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Cereals - Excluding Beer — Production in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24,650 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 20,700 1000 t | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 21,427 1000 t | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 19,618 1000 t | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 24,517 1000 t | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 25,452 1000 t | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 28,363 1000 t | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 26,835 1000 t | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 28,465 1000 t | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 29,943 1000 t | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 29,208 1000 t | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 29,913 1000 t | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 30,317 1000 t | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 28,054 1000 t | -7.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 28,054 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,534 1000 t, 18.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 28,054 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,459 1000 t, 11.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24,997 1000 t | 19,618 1000 t | 29,943 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,373 1000 t | 28,054 1000 t | 30,317 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 25 Ethiopia 30,146 1000 t compare
- 26 Philippines 28,465 1000 t compare
- 27 Myanmar 28,295 1000 t compare
- 29 Egypt 23,423 1000 t compare
- 30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 22,055 1000 t compare
- 30 United Kingdom 22,055 1000 t 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 cereals - excluding beer — production in Nigeria?
- Cereals - excluding beer — production in Nigeria was 28,054 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals - excluding beer — production recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 30,317 1000 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals - excluding beer — production recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,618 1000 t in 2013.
- How does Nigeria rank for cereals - excluding beer — production?
- Nigeria ranks 28th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals - excluding beer — production rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. 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 Cereals - Excluding Beer — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet 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 caput 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. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.