Sorghum and products — Food in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sorghum and products — Food was 5,662 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sorghum and products — Food in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, sorghum and products — food in Nigeria stood at 5,662 1000 t.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum and products — food in Nigeria peaked at 6,057 1000 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5,035 1000 t, in 2012.
That places Nigeria 1st out of 69 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Sorghum and products — Food in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5,491 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 5,039 1000 t | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 5,035 1000 t | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 5,266 1000 t | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 5,558 1000 t | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 5,659 1000 t | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 6,057 1000 t | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 5,631 1000 t | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 5,525 1000 t | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 5,582 1000 t | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 5,602 1000 t | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 5,726 1000 t | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 5,835 1000 t | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 5,662 1000 t | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5,484 1000 t | 5,035 1000 t | 6,057 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,706 1000 t | 5,602 1000 t | 5,835 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 sorghum and products — food in Nigeria?
- Sorghum and products — food in Nigeria was 5,662 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum and products — food recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 6,057 1000 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest sorghum and products — food recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,035 1000 t in 2012.
- How does Nigeria rank for sorghum and products — food?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 69 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum and products — food rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 Sorghum 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.