Cereals human food vs gdp in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cereals human food vs gdp was 86.25 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
86.25
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
49th
of 192 countries
All-time high
92.28
in 2013
All-time low
78.23
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961β2023
Cereals human food vs gdp in Nigeria, 1961β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals human food vs gdp in Nigeria is 86.25, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals human food vs gdp in Nigeria peaked at 92.28 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 78.23, in 1965.
Nigeria ranks 49th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.23 | 78.23 | 81.13 | 9 |
| 1970s | 82.75 | 79.75 | 86.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 83 | 79 | 86.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.42 | 79.09 | 82.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.05 | 78.74 | 84.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.55 | 83.98 | 92.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.23 | 84 | 86.25 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 46 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 87.33 compare
- 47 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 86.93 compare
- 48 Cameroon 86.84 compare
- 50 St. Lucia 86.21 compare
- 51 Burkina Faso 85.98 compare
- 52 Tanzania, United Republic of 85.91 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 22.98 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 22.98 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals human food vs gdp in Nigeria?
- Cereals human food vs gdp in Nigeria was 86.25 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereals human food vs gdp recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 92.28 in 2013.
- What is the lowest cereals human food vs gdp recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.23 in 1965.
- How does Nigeria rank for cereals human food vs gdp?
- Nigeria ranks 49th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals human food vs gdp rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cereals human food vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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