Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Nigeria
Nigeria: Pelagic Fish — Food supply was 345,435 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pelagic fish — food supply in Nigeria is 345,435 million Kcal, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pelagic fish — food supply in Nigeria peaked at 674,240 million Kcal in 2014 and was at its lowest, 345,435 million Kcal, in 2021.
Nigeria ranks 17th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 535,286 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 632,674 million Kcal | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 613,196 million Kcal | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 489,909 million Kcal | -20.1% |
| 2014 | 674,240 million Kcal | +37.6% |
| 2015 | 516,987 million Kcal | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 465,574 million Kcal | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 371,317 million Kcal | -20.2% |
| 2018 | 380,537 million Kcal | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 424,930 million Kcal | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 465,488 million Kcal | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 345,435 million Kcal | -25.8% |
| 2022 | 345,435 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 345,435 million Kcal | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 510,465 million Kcal | 371,317 million Kcal | 674,240 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 375,448 million Kcal | 345,435 million Kcal | 465,488 million Kcal | 4 |
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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 pelagic fish — food supply in Nigeria?
- Pelagic fish — food supply in Nigeria was 345,435 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pelagic fish — food supply recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 674,240 million Kcal in 2014.
- What is the lowest pelagic fish — food supply recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 345,435 million Kcal in 2021.
- How does Nigeria rank for pelagic fish — food supply?
- Nigeria ranks 17th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pelagic fish — food supply rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. 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 Pelagic Fish — Food supply (kcal). 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.