Maize (corn): Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in Nigeria
Nigeria: Maize (corn): Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US was 0.0167 1000 USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.0167 1000 USD per person for maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in 2024.
The figure 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 0.0223 1000 USD per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 1000 USD per person, in 1979.
That places Nigeria 46th out of 119 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) … capita US in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0084 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0073 1000 USD per person | -12.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0085 1000 USD per person | +15.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0079 1000 USD per person | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0081 1000 USD per person | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0066 1000 USD per person | -17.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0063 1000 USD per person | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0073 1000 USD per person | +16.0% |
| 1969 | 0.008 1000 USD per person | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 0.009 1000 USD per person | +12.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0078 1000 USD per person | -13.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0038 1000 USD per person | -51.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0047 1000 USD per person | +23.3% |
| 1974 | 0.003 1000 USD per person | -36.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0073 1000 USD per person | +145.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0057 1000 USD per person | -22.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0034 1000 USD per person | -40.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0033 1000 USD per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0024 1000 USD per person | -28.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0029 1000 USD per person | +21.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0033 1000 USD per person | +14.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0034 1000 USD per person | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0044 1000 USD per person | +30.6% |
| 1984 | 0.005 1000 USD per person | +13.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0075 1000 USD per person | +48.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0142 1000 USD per person | +89.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0179 1000 USD per person | +26.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0199 1000 USD per person | +11.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0184 1000 USD per person | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0207 1000 USD per person | +12.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0203 1000 USD per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0199 1000 USD per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0208 1000 USD per person | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0223 1000 USD per person | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0218 1000 USD per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0173 1000 USD per person | -20.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0157 1000 USD per person | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0149 1000 USD per person | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0155 1000 USD per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0113 1000 USD per person | -27.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0123 1000 USD per person | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0128 1000 USD per person | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0132 1000 USD per person | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0137 1000 USD per person | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0143 1000 USD per person | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0166 1000 USD per person | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0153 1000 USD per person | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0166 1000 USD per person | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0158 1000 USD per person | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.016 1000 USD per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.018 1000 USD per person | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0172 1000 USD per person | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0162 1000 USD per person | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0202 1000 USD per person | +24.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0174 1000 USD per person | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0188 1000 USD per person | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0185 1000 USD per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0186 1000 USD per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0209 1000 USD per person | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0202 1000 USD per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0203 1000 USD per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0202 1000 USD per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0169 1000 USD per person | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0167 1000 USD per person | -1.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0167 1000 USD per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0161 1000 USD per person, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0167 1000 USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0154 1000 USD per person, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn): Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US 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% | 0.003 1000 USD per person | 0.0073 1000 USD per person |
| 1986 | +89.2% | 0.0075 1000 USD per person | 0.0142 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0076 1000 USD per person | 0.0063 1000 USD per person | 0.0085 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.005 1000 USD per person | 0.0024 1000 USD per person | 0.009 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0097 1000 USD per person | 0.0029 1000 USD per person | 0.0199 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0189 1000 USD per person | 0.0149 1000 USD per person | 0.0223 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0142 1000 USD per person | 0.0113 1000 USD per person | 0.0166 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0182 1000 USD per person | 0.016 1000 USD per person | 0.0209 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0189 1000 USD per person | 0.0167 1000 USD per person | 0.0203 1000 USD per person | 5 |
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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 0.0167 1000 USD 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 0.0223 1000 USD 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 0.0024 1000 USD per person in 1979.
- How does Nigeria rank for maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand)?
- Nigeria ranks 46th out of 119 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 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 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 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.