Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell in Nigeria
Nigeria: Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell was 2,773 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell in Nigeria, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell in Nigeria is 2,773 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell in Nigeria peaked at 14,144 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 100 ha, in 1985.
That places Nigeria 30th out of 76 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 100 ha | — |
| 1986 | 300 ha | +200.0% |
| 1987 | 100 ha | -66.7% |
| 1988 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,500 ha | +2400.0% |
| 1991 | 2,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5,421 ha | +116.8% |
| 1996 | 11,724 ha | +116.3% |
| 1997 | 14,144 ha | +20.6% |
| 1998 | 13,205 ha | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 3,458 ha | -73.8% |
| 2000 | 2,965 ha | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 2,831 ha | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 2,721 ha | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 2,628 ha | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 2,569 ha | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 2,550 ha | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2,600 ha | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 2,700 ha | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 2,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,750 ha | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 2,800 ha | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 2,850 ha | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 2,700 ha | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 2,750 ha | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2,787 ha | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2,758 ha | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 2,733 ha | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 2,717 ha | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 2,703 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,698 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,694 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,758 ha | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 2,757 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,765 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2,773 ha | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 140 ha | 100 ha | 300 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 6,045 ha | 2,500 ha | 14,144 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,701 ha | 2,550 ha | 2,965 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,750 ha | 2,698 ha | 2,850 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,749 ha | 2,694 ha | 2,773 ha | 5 |
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell in Nigeria?
- Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell in Nigeria was 2,773 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 14,144 ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 ha in 1985.
- How does Nigeria rank for other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell?
- Nigeria ranks 30th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell, n.e.c. — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.