Cigarettes — Export quantity in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cigarettes — Export quantity was 3,548 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cigarettes — Export quantity in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 3,548 t for cigarettes — export quantity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.9% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cigarettes — export quantity in Nigeria peaked at 7,267 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3,443 t, in 2010.
Nigeria ranks 36th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Cigarettes — Export quantity in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,443 t | — |
| 2011 | 4,294 t | +24.7% |
| 2012 | 4,294 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4,294 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6,943 t | +61.7% |
| 2015 | 7,267 t | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 6,761 t | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 6,196 t | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 4,913 t | -20.7% |
| 2019 | 5,423 t | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 5,266 t | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 6,043 t | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 7,081 t | +17.2% |
| 2023 | 3,548 t | -49.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 3,548 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.79 t, 81.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 3,548 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.52 t, 1407.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5,383 t | 3,443 t | 7,267 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,484 t | 3,548 t | 7,081 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 33 South Africa 5,226 t compare
- 34 Ukraine 4,312 t compare
- 35 Russian Federation 4,285 t compare
- 37 Uzbekistan 3,198 t compare
- 38 Belgium 2,903 t compare
- 39 Djibouti 2,878 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 cigarettes — export quantity in Nigeria?
- Cigarettes — export quantity in Nigeria was 3,548 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cigarettes — export quantity recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 7,267 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest cigarettes — export quantity recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,443 t in 2010.
- How does Nigeria rank for cigarettes — export quantity?
- Nigeria ranks 36th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cigarettes — export quantity rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. 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 Cigarettes — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.