Green corn (maize) — Gross Production Value in Nigeria
Nigeria: Green corn (maize) — Gross Production Value was 97.64 million 1000 SLC in 2024. ▲ Rising
Green corn (maize) — Gross Production Value in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 SLC.
Analysis
In 2024, green corn (maize) — gross production value in Nigeria stood at 97.64 million 1000 SLC. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, green corn (maize) — gross production value in Nigeria peaked at 97.64 million 1000 SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.66 million 1000 SLC, in 1978.
Nigeria ranks 2nd of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.45 million 1000 SLC | 29.07 million 1000 SLC | 38.35 million 1000 SLC | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.40 million 1000 SLC | 14.66 million 1000 SLC | 44.09 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.72 million 1000 SLC | 19.05 million 1000 SLC | 65.10 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.76 million 1000 SLC | 51.91 million 1000 SLC | 70.90 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.61 million 1000 SLC | 68.84 million 1000 SLC | 79.29 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.13 million 1000 SLC | 82.60 million 1000 SLC | 94.23 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.37 million 1000 SLC | 94.85 million 1000 SLC | 97.64 million 1000 SLC | 5 |
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is green corn (maize) — gross production value in Nigeria?
- Green corn (maize) — gross production value in Nigeria was 97.64 million 1000 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest green corn (maize) — gross production value recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 97.64 million 1000 SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest green corn (maize) — gross production value recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.66 million 1000 SLC in 1978.
- How does Nigeria rank for green corn (maize) — gross production value?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is green corn (maize) — gross production value rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 Green corn (maize) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand SLC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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