Maize and products — Losses in Nigeria
Nigeria: Maize and products — Losses was 495 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize and products — Losses in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize and products — losses in Nigeria is 495 1000 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.2% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — losses in Nigeria peaked at 584 1000 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 362 1000 t, in 2010.
That places Nigeria 17th out of 171 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.
Maize and products — Losses in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 362 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 419 1000 t | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 410 1000 t | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 398 1000 t | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 475 1000 t | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 494 1000 t | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 535 1000 t | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 479 1000 t | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 501 1000 t | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 584 1000 t | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 556 1000 t | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 579 1000 t | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 584 1000 t | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 495 1000 t | -15.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 495 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42 1000 t, 11.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 495 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36 1000 t, 13.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 465.7 1000 t | 362 1000 t | 584 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 553.5 1000 t | 495 1000 t | 584 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 maize and products — losses in Nigeria?
- Maize and products — losses in Nigeria was 495 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — losses recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 584 1000 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest maize and products — losses recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 362 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Nigeria rank for maize and products — losses?
- Nigeria ranks 17th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — losses rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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 Maize and products — Losses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.