Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) was 0.0096 1000 Int$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 Int$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Nigeria stood at 0.0096 1000 Int$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Nigeria peaked at 0.0128 1000 Int$ per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 1000 Int$ per person, in 1979.
That places Nigeria 62nd out of 145 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 Int$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0048 1000 Int$ per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0042 1000 Int$ per person | -12.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0049 1000 Int$ per person | +15.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0046 1000 Int$ per person | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0046 1000 Int$ per person | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0038 1000 Int$ per person | -17.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0036 1000 Int$ per person | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0042 1000 Int$ per person | +16.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0046 1000 Int$ per person | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0052 1000 Int$ per person | +12.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0045 1000 Int$ per person | -13.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0022 1000 Int$ per person | -51.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0027 1000 Int$ per person | +23.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0017 1000 Int$ per person | -36.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0042 1000 Int$ per person | +145.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0033 1000 Int$ per person | -22.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0019 1000 Int$ per person | -40.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0019 1000 Int$ per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0014 1000 Int$ per person | -28.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 1000 Int$ per person | +21.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0019 1000 Int$ per person | +14.1% |
| 1982 | 0.002 1000 Int$ per person | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0026 1000 Int$ per person | +30.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0029 1000 Int$ per person | +13.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0043 1000 Int$ per person | +48.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0082 1000 Int$ per person | +89.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0103 1000 Int$ per person | +26.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0115 1000 Int$ per person | +11.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0106 1000 Int$ per person | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0119 1000 Int$ per person | +12.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0117 1000 Int$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0115 1000 Int$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.012 1000 Int$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0128 1000 Int$ per person | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0126 1000 Int$ per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.01 1000 Int$ per person | -20.3% |
| 1997 | 0.009 1000 Int$ per person | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0086 1000 Int$ per person | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0089 1000 Int$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0065 1000 Int$ per person | -27.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0071 1000 Int$ per person | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0074 1000 Int$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0076 1000 Int$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0079 1000 Int$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0082 1000 Int$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0096 1000 Int$ per person | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0088 1000 Int$ per person | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0096 1000 Int$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0091 1000 Int$ per person | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0092 1000 Int$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0104 1000 Int$ per person | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0099 1000 Int$ per person | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0093 1000 Int$ per person | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0117 1000 Int$ per person | +24.8% |
| 2015 | 0.01 1000 Int$ per person | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0108 1000 Int$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0107 1000 Int$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0107 1000 Int$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0121 1000 Int$ per person | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0116 1000 Int$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0117 1000 Int$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0116 1000 Int$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0097 1000 Int$ per person | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0096 1000 Int$ per person | -1.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0096 1000 Int$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0076 1000 Int$ per person, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0096 1000 Int$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0077 1000 Int$ per person, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +145.4% | 0.0017 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0042 1000 Int$ per person |
| 1986 | +89.2% | 0.0043 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0082 1000 Int$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0044 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0036 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0049 1000 Int$ per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0029 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0014 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0052 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0056 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0017 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0115 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0109 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0086 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0128 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0082 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0065 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0096 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0105 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0092 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0121 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0109 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0096 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0117 1000 Int$ per person | 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)
- 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 (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Nigeria?
- Maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Nigeria was 0.0096 1000 Int$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0128 1000 Int$ per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 1000 Int$ per person in 1979.
- How does Nigeria rank for maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand)?
- Nigeria ranks 62nd out of 145 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. 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 Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.