Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Phosphorus supply in Nigeria
Nigeria: Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Phosphorus supply was 223 mg/cap/d in 2023. ▬ Flat
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Phosphorus supply in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in mg/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply in Nigeria stood at 223 mg/cap/d.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply in Nigeria peaked at 233 mg/cap/d in 2016 and was at its lowest, 210 mg/cap/d, in 2020.
That places Nigeria 5th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Phosphorus supply in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | mg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 224 mg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 226 mg/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 223 mg/cap/d | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 223 mg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 226 mg/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 230 mg/cap/d | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 233 mg/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 229 mg/cap/d | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 225 mg/cap/d | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 233 mg/cap/d | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 210 mg/cap/d | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 217 mg/cap/d | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 223 mg/cap/d | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 223 mg/cap/d | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 227.2 mg/cap/d | 223 mg/cap/d | 233 mg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 218.25 mg/cap/d | 210 mg/cap/d | 223 mg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 140 mg/cap/d compare
- 2 Solomon Islands 303 mg/cap/d compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 113 mg/cap/d compare
- 3 Cabo Verde 35 mg/cap/d compare
- 3 Rwanda 271 mg/cap/d compare
- 4 Angola 225 mg/cap/d compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 111 mg/cap/d compare
- 5 Micronesia (Federated States of) 82 mg/cap/d compare
- 6 Fiji 221 mg/cap/d compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 77 mg/cap/d compare
- 7 Gabon 205 mg/cap/d compare
- 7 Türkiye 60 mg/cap/d compare
- 8 Cameroon 201 mg/cap/d compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 45 mg/cap/d 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 roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply in Nigeria?
- Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply in Nigeria was 223 mg/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 233 mg/cap/d in 2016.
- What is the lowest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 210 mg/cap/d in 2020.
- How does Nigeria rank for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply?
- Nigeria ranks 5th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Phosphorus supply — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset presents average daily per capita macro and micro nutrient availability by country and by FAO/WHO GIFT food groups (that are different from those used for the Food Balance Sheets), expressed in grams/milligrams/micrograms/kcal per capita per day. The population numbers used to calculate these statistics can be found in the Supply Utilization Accounts (SUA) dataset of FAOSTAT, as Total Population. Food availability quantities are derived from the SUA dataset. SUAs present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply and utilization during a specified reference period. The SUA 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 capita 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.