Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value in Nigeria
Nigeria: Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value was 814,510 1000 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value in Nigeria, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — gross production value in Nigeria is 814,510 1000 USD, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.4% on the previous year and down 81.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross production value in Nigeria peaked at 5.23 million 1000 USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 814,510 1000 USD, in 2024.
Nigeria ranks 35th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.59 million 1000 USD | 1.08 million 1000 USD | 2.13 million 1000 USD | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.30 million 1000 USD | 940,867 1000 USD | 5.23 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.13 million 1000 USD | 2.56 million 1000 USD | 4.38 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.27 million 1000 USD | 814,510 1000 USD | 3.05 million 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Rural population 36.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 86.04 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 66.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 6.91 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — gross production value in Nigeria?
- Maize (corn) — gross production value in Nigeria was 814,510 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — gross production value recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.23 million 1000 USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross production value recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 814,510 1000 USD in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for maize (corn) — gross production value?
- Nigeria ranks 35th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross production value rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.4%. 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 (corn) — Gross Production Value (current thousand US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The domain provides detailed data on the value of agricultural production that is calculated by the agricultural production data and the price data at farm gate. Thus, the value of production measures the agricultural production in monetary terms at the farm gate level.