Citrus Fruit, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Citrus Fruit, Total — Production, per square kilometre was 4.62 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Citrus Fruit, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 4.62 t per square kilometre for citrus fruit, total — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — production, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 4.66 t per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.1 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 19th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.1 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.1 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.1 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.1 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.1 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.1 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.1 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.1 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.1 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.65 t per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1971 | 1.65 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.65 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.65 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.65 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.65 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.65 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.65 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.65 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.98 t per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 1.98 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.98 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.98 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.2 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 2.2 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.2 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.2 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.2 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.2 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.22 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 2.29 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 2.74 t per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 3.02 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 3.26 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 2.91 t per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1995 | 2.99 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 3.14 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 3.29 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 3.46 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 3.56 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 3.57 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 3.56 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 3.58 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.6 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 3.63 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 3.63 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.62 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.65 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.73 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.17 t per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 4.17 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.17 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.28 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 4.17 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 4.24 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 4.36 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 4.44 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 4.47 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 4.52 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 4.58 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 4.66 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 4.59 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 4.61 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 4.62 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 4.62 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8353 t per square kilometre, 5.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 4.62 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2742 t per square kilometre, 16.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citrus Fruit, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +50.0% | 1.1 t per square kilometre | 1.65 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1 t per square kilometre | 1.1 t per square kilometre | 1.1 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.68 t per square kilometre | 1.65 t per square kilometre | 1.98 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.13 t per square kilometre | 1.98 t per square kilometre | 2.22 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.07 t per square kilometre | 2.29 t per square kilometre | 3.56 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.67 t per square kilometre | 3.56 t per square kilometre | 4.17 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.34 t per square kilometre | 4.17 t per square kilometre | 4.58 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.62 t per square kilometre | 4.59 t per square kilometre | 4.66 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 citrus fruit, total — production, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Citrus fruit, total — production, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 4.62 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.66 t per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for citrus fruit, total — production, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 19th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is citrus fruit, total — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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 Citrus Fruit, Total — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Citrus Fruit, Total — 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.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Citrus Fruit, Total — 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
Citrus Fruit, Total — 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.