Roots, Other — Food supply in Nigeria
Nigeria: Roots, Other — Food supply was 34.35 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots, Other — Food supply in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 34.35 kcal/cap/d for roots, other — food supply in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 83.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, other — food supply in Nigeria peaked at 34.52 kcal/cap/d in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.11 kcal/cap/d, in 2018.
Nigeria ranks 19th of 161 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Roots, Other — Food supply in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18.49 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 18.55 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 18.59 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 18.68 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 18.86 kcal/cap/d | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 18.88 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 18.75 kcal/cap/d | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 18.43 kcal/cap/d | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 14.11 kcal/cap/d | -23.4% |
| 2019 | 15.68 kcal/cap/d | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 16.29 kcal/cap/d | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 26.59 kcal/cap/d | +63.2% |
| 2022 | 34.52 kcal/cap/d | +29.8% |
| 2023 | 34.35 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.9 kcal/cap/d | 14.11 kcal/cap/d | 18.88 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.94 kcal/cap/d | 16.29 kcal/cap/d | 34.52 kcal/cap/d | 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)
- 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 roots, other — food supply in Nigeria?
- Roots, other — food supply in Nigeria was 34.35 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots, other — food supply recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 34.52 kcal/cap/d in 2022.
- What is the lowest roots, other — food supply recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.11 kcal/cap/d in 2018.
- How does Nigeria rank for roots, other — food supply?
- Nigeria ranks 19th out of 161 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, other — food supply rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.9%. 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 Roots, Other — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). 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.