Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value in Nigeria
Nigeria: Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value was 28 kcal/cap/d in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value in Nigeria, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 28 kcal/cap/d for per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 75.0% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in Nigeria peaked at 42 kcal/cap/d in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3 kcal/cap/d, in 2005.
That places Nigeria 77th out of 147 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.
Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 30 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2002 | 14 kcal/cap/d | -53.3% |
| 2003 | 12 kcal/cap/d | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 10 kcal/cap/d | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 3 kcal/cap/d | -70.0% |
| 2006 | 5 kcal/cap/d | +66.7% |
| 2007 | 5 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 kcal/cap/d | +40.0% |
| 2009 | 6 kcal/cap/d | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 5 kcal/cap/d | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 6 kcal/cap/d | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 16 kcal/cap/d | +166.7% |
| 2013 | 23 kcal/cap/d | +43.8% |
| 2014 | 24 kcal/cap/d | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 29 kcal/cap/d | +20.8% |
| 2016 | 37 kcal/cap/d | +27.6% |
| 2017 | 42 kcal/cap/d | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 38 kcal/cap/d | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 12 kcal/cap/d | -68.4% |
| 2020 | 12 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13 kcal/cap/d | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 17 kcal/cap/d | +30.8% |
| 2023 | 16 kcal/cap/d | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 28 kcal/cap/d | +75.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.22 kcal/cap/d | 3 kcal/cap/d | 30 kcal/cap/d | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.2 kcal/cap/d | 5 kcal/cap/d | 42 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2 kcal/cap/d | 12 kcal/cap/d | 28 kcal/cap/d | 5 |
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- 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 per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in Nigeria?
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in Nigeria was 28 kcal/cap/d in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 42 kcal/cap/d in 2017.
- What is the lowest per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 kcal/cap/d in 2005.
- How does Nigeria rank for per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value?
- Nigeria ranks 77th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.