Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cotton lint, ginned — Production was 99,200 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cotton lint, ginned — production in Nigeria is 99,200 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — production in Nigeria peaked at 105,000 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 26,473 t, in 2019.
That places Nigeria 19th out of 81 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76,681 t | 26,473 t | 105,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 96,550 t | 90,000 t | 104,000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 16 Cameroon 155,500 t compare
- 17 Kazakhstan 108,218 t compare
- 18 Myanmar 104,838 t compare
- 20 Tajikistan 97,057 t compare
- 21 United Republic of Tanzania 93,000 t compare
- 22 Azerbaijan 80,545 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Rural population 36.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 86.04 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 66.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 1.56 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint, ginned — production in Nigeria?
- Cotton lint, ginned — production in Nigeria was 99,200 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 105,000 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,473 t in 2019.
- How does Nigeria rank for cotton lint, ginned — production?
- Nigeria ranks 19th out of 81 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cotton lint, ginned — production rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. 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 Cotton lint, ginned — Production. 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.