Fish, Seafood — Food in Nigeria
Nigeria: Fish, Seafood — Food was 1,573 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fish, Seafood — Food in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 1,573 1000 t for fish, seafood — food in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fish, seafood — food in Nigeria peaked at 2,493 1000 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,573 1000 t, in 2021.
That places Nigeria 22nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Fish, Seafood — Food in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,233 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 2,493 1000 t | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 2,256 1000 t | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 2,322 1000 t | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 2,188 1000 t | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 2,035 1000 t | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 1,706 1000 t | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 1,740 1000 t | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1,753 1000 t | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,791 1000 t | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1,877 1000 t | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 1,573 1000 t | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 1,573 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,573 1000 t | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1,573 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 127 1000 t, 12.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1,573 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93 1000 t, 16.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,052 1000 t | 1,706 1000 t | 2,493 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,649 1000 t | 1,573 1000 t | 1,877 1000 t | 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 fish, seafood — food in Nigeria?
- Fish, seafood — food in Nigeria was 1,573 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fish, seafood — food recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2,493 1000 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest fish, seafood — food recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,573 1000 t in 2021.
- How does Nigeria rank for fish, seafood — food?
- Nigeria ranks 22nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fish, seafood — food rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. 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 Fish, Seafood — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.