Rice and products — Food in Nigeria
Nigeria: Rice and products — Food was 7,575 1000 t in 2023. ▬ Flat
Rice and products — Food in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, rice and products — food in Nigeria stood at 7,575 1000 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice and products — food in Nigeria peaked at 8,143 1000 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6,699 1000 t, in 2014.
Nigeria ranks 10th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Rice and products — Food in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7,075 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 7,665 1000 t | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 8,077 1000 t | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 7,867 1000 t | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 6,699 1000 t | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 7,190 1000 t | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 7,038 1000 t | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 7,107 1000 t | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 7,225 1000 t | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 8,143 1000 t | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 6,986 1000 t | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 7,115 1000 t | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 7,211 1000 t | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 7,575 1000 t | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7,409 1000 t | 6,699 1000 t | 8,143 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,222 1000 t | 6,986 1000 t | 7,575 1000 t | 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 rice and products — food in Nigeria?
- Rice and products — food in Nigeria was 7,575 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice and products — food recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 8,143 1000 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest rice and products — food recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,699 1000 t in 2014.
- How does Nigeria rank for rice and products — food?
- Nigeria ranks 10th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice and products — food rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice and products — 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.