Soya beans — Gross Production Index Number in Nigeria
Nigeria: Soya beans — Gross Production Index Number was 160.52 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Soya beans — Gross Production Index Number in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 160.52 for soya beans — gross production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.3% on the previous year and up 84.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soya beans — gross production index number in Nigeria peaked at 209.38 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.86, in 1983.
That places Nigeria 34th out of 85 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Soya beans — Gross Production Index Number in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.96 | — |
| 1962 | 9.63 | +21.0% |
| 1963 | 9.77 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 8.24 | -15.7% |
| 1965 | 7.82 | -5.1% |
| 1966 | 8.38 | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 8.38 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 9.07 | +8.2% |
| 1969 | 8.65 | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 8.1 | -6.4% |
| 1971 | 8.79 | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 8.79 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 8.93 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 9.07 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 9.07 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 9.77 | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 9.77 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 10.05 | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 10.19 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 10.47 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 10.89 | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 11.45 | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 5.86 | -48.8% |
| 1984 | 6 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 8.38 | +39.7% |
| 1986 | 9.49 | +13.2% |
| 1987 | 14.94 | +57.4% |
| 1988 | 20.94 | +40.2% |
| 1989 | 41.88 | +100.0% |
| 1990 | 30.43 | -27.3% |
| 1991 | 20.24 | -33.5% |
| 1992 | 21.5 | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 22.75 | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 24.85 | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 40.06 | +61.2% |
| 1996 | 44.95 | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 50.39 | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 56.53 | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 57.23 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 59.88 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 60.86 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 64.77 | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 68.96 | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 73.7 | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 78.87 | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 84.45 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 80.96 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 82.49 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 59.55 | -27.8% |
| 2010 | 50.96 | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 68.79 | +35.0% |
| 2012 | 90.73 | +31.9% |
| 2013 | 72.3 | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 87.08 | +20.4% |
| 2015 | 82.15 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 130.78 | +59.2% |
| 2017 | 138.74 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 147.06 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 146.36 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 176.2 | +20.4% |
| 2021 | 162.76 | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 184.25 | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 209.38 | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 160.52 | -23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.66 | 7.82 | 9.77 | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.25 | 8.1 | 10.19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.03 | 5.86 | 41.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.89 | 20.24 | 57.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.45 | 59.55 | 84.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.5 | 50.96 | 147.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 178.62 | 160.52 | 209.38 | 5 |
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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 soya beans — gross production index number in Nigeria?
- Soya beans — gross production index number in Nigeria was 160.52 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soya beans — gross production index number recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 209.38 in 2023.
- What is the lowest soya beans — gross production index number recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.86 in 1983.
- How does Nigeria rank for soya beans — gross production index number?
- Nigeria ranks 34th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is soya beans — gross production index number rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Soya beans — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.