Oilcrops — Food supply quantity in Nigeria
Nigeria: Oilcrops — Food supply quantity was 1.22 million t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops — Food supply quantity in Nigeria, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops — food supply quantity in Nigeria is 1.22 million t, measured in 2013.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops — food supply quantity in Nigeria peaked at 1.24 million t in 2006 and was at its lowest, 266,452 t, in 1971.
That places Nigeria 6th out of 169 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops — Food supply quantity in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 342,197 t | — |
| 1962 | 352,946 t | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 343,207 t | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 341,605 t | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 326,843 t | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 294,936 t | -9.8% |
| 1967 | 302,255 t | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 293,060 t | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 279,787 t | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 272,168 t | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 266,452 t | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 285,418 t | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 344,264 t | +20.6% |
| 1974 | 293,959 t | -14.6% |
| 1975 | 362,165 t | +23.2% |
| 1976 | 356,724 t | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 346,999 t | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 332,507 t | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 329,549 t | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 342,700 t | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 340,720 t | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 351,220 t | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 335,295 t | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 394,786 t | +17.7% |
| 1985 | 337,554 t | -14.5% |
| 1986 | 288,356 t | -14.6% |
| 1987 | 277,903 t | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 333,624 t | +20.1% |
| 1989 | 410,048 t | +22.9% |
| 1990 | 350,382 t | -14.6% |
| 1991 | 290,434 t | -17.1% |
| 1992 | 314,394 t | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 338,746 t | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 363,061 t | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 511,770 t | +41.0% |
| 1996 | 671,252 t | +31.2% |
| 1997 | 748,219 t | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 790,388 t | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 832,798 t | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 816,693 t | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 854,172 t | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 892,462 t | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 936,052 t | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.01 million t | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 1.10 million t | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 1.24 million t | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 1.12 million t | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 1.17 million t | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.07 million t | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 1.03 million t | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.17 million t | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 1.20 million t | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.22 million t | +1.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1.22 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41,325 t, 29.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1.22 million t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40,930 t, 29.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 319,648 t | 279,787 t | 352,946 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 319,020 t | 266,452 t | 362,165 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 341,221 t | 277,903 t | 410,048 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 521,144 t | 290,434 t | 832,798 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 million t | 816,693 t | 1.24 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 million t | 1.03 million t | 1.22 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 3 Indonesia 5.98 million t compare
- 3 Viet Nam 1.14 million t compare
- 4 Brazil 3.45 million t compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 789,004 t compare
- 5 Sri Lanka 1.54 million t compare
- 6 Melanesia 140,247 t compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 73,134 t compare
- 7 Japan 1.10 million t compare
- 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 73,000 t compare
- 8 Thailand 879,380 t compare
- 9 T�rkiye 689,754 t compare
- 9 Polynesia 44,755 t 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 oilcrops — food supply quantity in Nigeria?
- Oilcrops — food supply quantity in Nigeria was 1.22 million t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops — food supply quantity recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 million t in 2006.
- What is the lowest oilcrops — food supply quantity recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 266,452 t in 1971.
- How does Nigeria rank for oilcrops — food supply quantity?
- Nigeria ranks 6th out of 169 countries with data for 2013.
- Is oilcrops — food supply quantity rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops — Food supply quantity (tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 caput 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.