Share cereal human food in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share cereal human food was 86.25 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
86.25
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
49th
of 191 countries
All-time high
92.28
in 2013
All-time low
78.23
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share cereal human food in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share cereal human food in Nigeria stood at 86.25.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share cereal human food in Nigeria peaked at 92.28 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 78.23, in 1965.
That places Nigeria 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.23 | 78.23 | 81.13 | 9 |
| 1970s | 82.75 | 79.75 | 86.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 83 | 79 | 86.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.42 | 79.09 | 82.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.05 | 78.74 | 84.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.55 | 83.98 | 92.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.23 | 84 | 86.25 | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- 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)
- Rural population 36.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 86.04 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 66.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 1.56 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share cereal human food in Nigeria?
- Share cereal human food in Nigeria was 86.25 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share cereal human food recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 92.28 in 2013.
- What is the lowest share cereal human food recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.23 in 1965.
- How does Nigeria rank for share cereal human food?
- Nigeria ranks 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share cereal human food rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share cereal human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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