Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre was 30.8 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 30.8 t per square kilometre for cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 33.28 t per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.38 t per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Nigeria 37th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.66 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 9.14 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 9.01 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 8.9 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 9.24 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 6.74 t per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 1967 | 8.1 t per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1968 | 8.13 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 9.66 t per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1970 | 9.86 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 9.14 t per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 6.38 t per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 1973 | 9.05 t per square kilometre | +41.9% |
| 1974 | 11.29 t per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1975 | 9.17 t per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1976 | 7.86 t per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1977 | 7.64 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 6.59 t per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1979 | 7.07 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 8.55 t per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1981 | 8.84 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 9.3 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 9.69 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 11.53 t per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1985 | 13.05 t per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1986 | 16.1 t per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1987 | 17.48 t per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 18.18 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 19.77 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 19.41 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 20.44 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 21.52 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 22.06 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 22.37 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 24.72 t per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 23.79 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 23.99 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 24.2 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 24.6 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 23.46 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 22.06 t per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 23.47 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 24.96 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 26.7 t per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 28.58 t per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 31.69 t per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 29.83 t per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 33.17 t per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 23.35 t per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 2010 | 27.07 t per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 22.73 t per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 23.53 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 22.63 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 28.97 t per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2015 | 28.62 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 30.23 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 29.76 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 30.95 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 32.72 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 32.07 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 32.79 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 33.28 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 30.8 t per square kilometre | -7.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 30.8 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.79 t per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 30.8 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.62 t per square kilometre, 4.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.62 t per square kilometre | 6.74 t per square kilometre | 9.66 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.41 t per square kilometre | 6.38 t per square kilometre | 11.29 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.25 t per square kilometre | 8.55 t per square kilometre | 19.77 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.71 t per square kilometre | 19.41 t per square kilometre | 24.72 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.73 t per square kilometre | 22.06 t per square kilometre | 33.17 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.72 t per square kilometre | 22.63 t per square kilometre | 32.72 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.24 t per square kilometre | 30.8 t per square kilometre | 33.28 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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, primary — production, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 30.8 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 33.28 t per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.38 t per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Nigeria rank for cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 37th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals, primary — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.