Pulses — Seed in Nigeria
Nigeria: Pulses — Seed was 221 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pulses — Seed in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, pulses — seed in Nigeria stood at 221 1000 t.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses — seed in Nigeria peaked at 261 1000 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 89 1000 t, in 2011.
Nigeria ranks 8th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pulses — Seed in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 174 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 89 1000 t | -48.9% |
| 2012 | 261 1000 t | +193.3% |
| 2013 | 237 1000 t | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 115 1000 t | -51.5% |
| 2015 | 123 1000 t | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 194 1000 t | +57.7% |
| 2017 | 200 1000 t | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 182 1000 t | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 184 1000 t | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 189 1000 t | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 217 1000 t | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 216 1000 t | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 221 1000 t | +2.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 221 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4 1000 t, 55.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 221 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5 1000 t, 44.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pulses — Seed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +193.3% | 89 1000 t | 261 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 175.9 1000 t | 89 1000 t | 261 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 210.75 1000 t | 189 1000 t | 221 1000 t | 4 |
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)
- 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 pulses — seed in Nigeria?
- Pulses — seed in Nigeria was 221 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses — seed recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 261 1000 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest pulses — seed recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 89 1000 t in 2011.
- How does Nigeria rank for pulses — seed?
- Nigeria ranks 8th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses — seed rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 Pulses — Seed. 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.