Pelagic Fish — Production in Nigeria
Nigeria: Pelagic Fish — Production was 148 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pelagic Fish — Production in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pelagic fish — production in Nigeria is 148 1000 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, pelagic fish — production in Nigeria peaked at 164 1000 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 81 1000 t, in 2015.
That places Nigeria 51st out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pelagic Fish — Production in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 133 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 135 1000 t | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 143 1000 t | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 148 1000 t | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 150 1000 t | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 81 1000 t | -46.0% |
| 2016 | 90 1000 t | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 164 1000 t | +82.2% |
| 2018 | 164 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 151 1000 t | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 143 1000 t | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 148 1000 t | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 148 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 148 1000 t | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 148 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63 1000 t, 2.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 148 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.5 1000 t, 2.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pelagic Fish — Production in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +82.2% | 90 1000 t | 164 1000 t |
| 2015 | -46.0% | 150 1000 t | 81 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 135.9 1000 t | 81 1000 t | 164 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 146.75 1000 t | 143 1000 t | 148 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 48 Sweden 156 1000 t compare
- 49 Micronesia (Federated States of) 155 1000 t compare
- 50 Guinea 151 1000 t compare
- 52 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 145 1000 t compare
- 53 Australia and New Zealand 144 1000 t compare
- 54 Maldives 134 1000 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 pelagic fish — production in Nigeria?
- Pelagic fish — production in Nigeria was 148 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pelagic fish — production recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 164 1000 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest pelagic fish — production recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 81 1000 t in 2015.
- How does Nigeria rank for pelagic fish — production?
- Nigeria ranks 51st out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pelagic fish — production rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Pelagic Fish — Production. 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.