Oil palm fruit — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Nigeria
Nigeria: Oil palm fruit — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 113.24 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oil palm fruit — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil palm fruit — gross per capita production index number in Nigeria is 113.24, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit — gross per capita production index number in Nigeria peaked at 335.78 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 99.5, in 2016.
That places Nigeria 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Oil palm fruit — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 335.78 | — |
| 1962 | 304.45 | -9.3% |
| 1963 | 309.97 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 303.41 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 308.32 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 290.51 | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 229.68 | -20.9% |
| 1968 | 224.78 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 230.32 | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 220 | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 214.92 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 195.2 | -9.2% |
| 1973 | 190.39 | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 199.37 | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 189.41 | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 184.05 | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 182.89 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 165 | -9.8% |
| 1979 | 183.99 | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 178.33 | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 150.38 | -15.7% |
| 1982 | 145.94 | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 135.1 | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 152.47 | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 153.6 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 154.73 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 155.77 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 149.17 | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 147.63 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 146.05 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 149.12 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 151.96 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 156.69 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 153.67 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 161.02 | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 155.86 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 151.86 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 148.9 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 148.74 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 148.8 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 149.74 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 145.69 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 143.93 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 141.1 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 134.1 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 127.37 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 126.88 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 123.39 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 120 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 109.83 | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 106.79 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 105.17 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 101.09 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 100.92 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.59 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 99.5 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 103.96 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 107.17 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 106.93 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 106.91 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 109.92 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 113.8 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 116.29 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 113.24 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 281.91 | 224.78 | 335.78 | 9 |
| 1970s | 192.52 | 165 | 220 | 10 |
| 1980s | 152.31 | 135.1 | 178.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 152.39 | 146.05 | 161.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 136.1 | 120 | 149.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.09 | 99.5 | 109.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.03 | 106.91 | 116.29 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 14 Dominican Republic 120.55 compare
- 15 Colombia 119.91 compare
- 16 Papua New Guinea 117.8 compare
- 18 Ghana 109.5 compare
- 19 Philippines 108.62 compare
- 20 Cameroon 106.34 compare
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 oil palm fruit — gross per capita production index number in Nigeria?
- Oil palm fruit — gross per capita production index number in Nigeria was 113.24 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oil palm fruit — gross per capita production index number recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 335.78 in 1961.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit — gross per capita production index number recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.5 in 2016.
- How does Nigeria rank for oil palm fruit — gross per capita production index number?
- Nigeria ranks 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oil palm fruit — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.