Demersal Fish — Protein supply quantity in Nigeria

Nigeria: Demersal Fish — Protein supply quantity was 27,353 t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
27,353 t
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 163 countries
All-time high
79,352 t
in 2011
All-time low
23,273 t
in 2016
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Demersal Fish — Protein supply quantity in Nigeria, 2010–2023

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2010201620232010: 74.4k t2011: 79.4k t2012: 59.2k t2013: 73.5k t2014: 39.1k t2015: 42.8k t2016: 23.3k t2017: 32.9k t2018: 34.2k t2019: 34.7k t2020: 41.1k t2021: 27.4k t2022: 27.4k t2023: 27.4k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2023, demersal fish — protein supply quantity in Nigeria stood at 27,353 t.

That represents a change of down 62.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, demersal fish — protein supply quantity in Nigeria peaked at 79,352 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 23,273 t, in 2016.

Nigeria ranks 16th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 49,352 t 23,273 t 79,352 t 10
2020s 30,786 t 27,353 t 41,083 t 4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 13 Malaysia 32,317 t compare
  2. 14 Philippines 32,194 t compare
  3. 15 Brazil 29,867 t compare
  4. 17 Portugal 23,738 t compare
  5. 18 Canada 17,506 t compare
  6. 19 Poland 17,442 t compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is demersal fish — protein supply quantity in Nigeria?
Demersal fish — protein supply quantity in Nigeria was 27,353 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest demersal fish — protein supply quantity recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 79,352 t in 2011.
What is the lowest demersal fish — protein supply quantity recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 23,273 t in 2016.
How does Nigeria rank for demersal fish — protein supply quantity?
Nigeria ranks 16th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is demersal fish — protein supply quantity rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 62.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Demersal Fish — Protein supply quantity (t). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Demersal Fish — Protein supply quantity (t)
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
212 places, 2,879 data points, 2010–2023
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A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.