Onions — Losses in Nigeria
Nigeria: Onions — Losses was 142 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Onions — Losses in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for onions — losses in Nigeria is 142 1000 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 111.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions — losses in Nigeria peaked at 142 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67 1000 t, in 2013.
That places Nigeria 13th out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Onions — Losses in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 113 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 104 1000 t | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 75 1000 t | -27.9% |
| 2013 | 67 1000 t | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 83 1000 t | +23.9% |
| 2015 | 84 1000 t | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 112 1000 t | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 120 1000 t | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 117 1000 t | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 115 1000 t | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 116 1000 t | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 128 1000 t | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 133 1000 t | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 142 1000 t | +6.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 142 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12 1000 t, 11.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 142 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12 1000 t, 11.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99 1000 t | 67 1000 t | 120 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 129.75 1000 t | 116 1000 t | 142 1000 t | 4 |
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 onions — losses in Nigeria?
- Onions — losses in Nigeria was 142 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions — losses recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 142 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest onions — losses recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 67 1000 t in 2013.
- How does Nigeria rank for onions — losses?
- Nigeria ranks 13th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is onions — losses rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.9%. 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 Onions — Losses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A 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 capita 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.