Pelagic Fish — Food in Nigeria
Nigeria: Pelagic Fish — Food was 482 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pelagic Fish — Food in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, pelagic fish — food in Nigeria stood at 482 1000 t. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pelagic fish — food in Nigeria peaked at 945 1000 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 482 1000 t, in 2021.
Nigeria ranks 13th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 716.6 1000 t | 522 1000 t | 945 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 523 1000 t | 482 1000 t | 646 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Rural population 36.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 86.04 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 66.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 6.91 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pelagic fish — food in Nigeria?
- Pelagic fish — food in Nigeria was 482 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pelagic fish — food recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 945 1000 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest pelagic fish — food recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 482 1000 t in 2021.
- How does Nigeria rank for pelagic fish — food?
- Nigeria ranks 13th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pelagic fish — food rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. 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. 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.