Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$), per in Nigeria
Nigeria: Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$), per was 0.2846 1000 Int$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$), per in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 Int$ per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.2846 1000 Int$ per person for food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand i$), per in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand i$), per in Nigeria peaked at 0.3065 1000 Int$ per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.165 1000 Int$ per person, in 1979.
Nigeria ranks 101st of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$), per in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 Int$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2108 1000 Int$ per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2171 1000 Int$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2227 1000 Int$ per person | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2245 1000 Int$ per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2292 1000 Int$ per person | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2151 1000 Int$ per person | -6.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2239 1000 Int$ per person | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2237 1000 Int$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2431 1000 Int$ per person | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2545 1000 Int$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2253 1000 Int$ per person | -11.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1958 1000 Int$ per person | -13.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2002 1000 Int$ per person | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2174 1000 Int$ per person | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1981 1000 Int$ per person | -8.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1831 1000 Int$ per person | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1743 1000 Int$ per person | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1674 1000 Int$ per person | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.165 1000 Int$ per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1708 1000 Int$ per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1662 1000 Int$ per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.167 1000 Int$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1658 1000 Int$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1708 1000 Int$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1784 1000 Int$ per person | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1818 1000 Int$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1808 1000 Int$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1994 1000 Int$ per person | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2137 1000 Int$ per person | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2187 1000 Int$ per person | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2411 1000 Int$ per person | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2524 1000 Int$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.261 1000 Int$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2634 1000 Int$ per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2671 1000 Int$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2724 1000 Int$ per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2744 1000 Int$ per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2773 1000 Int$ per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2821 1000 Int$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2765 1000 Int$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2684 1000 Int$ per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2746 1000 Int$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2785 1000 Int$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2884 1000 Int$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2964 1000 Int$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3065 1000 Int$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2795 1000 Int$ per person | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2892 1000 Int$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2525 1000 Int$ per person | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2771 1000 Int$ per person | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.25 1000 Int$ per person | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2673 1000 Int$ per person | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2554 1000 Int$ per person | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2783 1000 Int$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2791 1000 Int$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2916 1000 Int$ per person | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2905 1000 Int$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2988 1000 Int$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2876 1000 Int$ per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2855 1000 Int$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2919 1000 Int$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2914 1000 Int$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.286 1000 Int$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2846 1000 Int$ per person | -0.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.2846 1000 Int$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3154 1000 Int$ per person, 90% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.2846 1000 Int$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2297 1000 Int$ per person, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2233 1000 Int$ per person | 0.2108 1000 Int$ per person | 0.2431 1000 Int$ per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1981 1000 Int$ per person | 0.165 1000 Int$ per person | 0.2545 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1795 1000 Int$ per person | 0.1658 1000 Int$ per person | 0.2137 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.261 1000 Int$ per person | 0.2187 1000 Int$ per person | 0.2821 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.281 1000 Int$ per person | 0.2525 1000 Int$ per person | 0.3065 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2776 1000 Int$ per person | 0.25 1000 Int$ per person | 0.2988 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2879 1000 Int$ per person | 0.2846 1000 Int$ per person | 0.2919 1000 Int$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 98 Benin 0.2903 1000 Int$ per person compare
- 99 Montenegro 0.2861 1000 Int$ per person compare
- 100 Bangladesh 0.2847 1000 Int$ per person compare
- 102 Honduras 0.2784 1000 Int$ per person compare
- 103 Burkina Faso 0.2769 1000 Int$ per person compare
- 104 Sudan 0.2765 1000 Int$ per person 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 food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand i$), per in Nigeria?
- Food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand i$), per in Nigeria was 0.2846 1000 Int$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand i$), per recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3065 1000 Int$ per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand i$), per recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.165 1000 Int$ per person in 1979.
- How does Nigeria rank for food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand i$), per?
- Nigeria ranks 101st out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand i$), per rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Food — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.