Groundnuts — Production in Nigeria
Nigeria: Groundnuts — Production was 4,300 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Groundnuts — Production in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for groundnuts — production in Nigeria is 4,300 1000 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 73.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts — production in Nigeria peaked at 4,600 1000 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,475 1000 t, in 2013.
That places Nigeria 4th out of 119 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Groundnuts — Production in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,799 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 2,963 1000 t | -22.0% |
| 2012 | 3,314 1000 t | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 2,475 1000 t | -25.3% |
| 2014 | 3,399 1000 t | +37.3% |
| 2015 | 3,467 1000 t | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 4,361 1000 t | +25.8% |
| 2017 | 4,521 1000 t | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 4,600 1000 t | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 4,461 1000 t | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 4,522 1000 t | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 4,228 1000 t | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 4,284 1000 t | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 4,300 1000 t | +0.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 4,300 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.5 1000 t, 168.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 4,300 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 122 1000 t, 35.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,736 1000 t | 2,475 1000 t | 4,600 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,334 1000 t | 4,228 1000 t | 4,522 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 groundnuts — production in Nigeria?
- Groundnuts — production in Nigeria was 4,300 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest groundnuts — production recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 4,600 1000 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest groundnuts — production recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,475 1000 t in 2013.
- How does Nigeria rank for groundnuts — production?
- Nigeria ranks 4th out of 119 countries with data for 2023.
- Is groundnuts — production rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.7%. 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 Groundnuts — Production. 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.