Starchy Roots — Food in Nigeria
Nigeria: Starchy Roots — Food was 64,499 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Food in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, starchy roots — food in Nigeria stood at 64,499 1000 t. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food in Nigeria peaked at 64,499 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41,476 1000 t, in 2010.
That places Nigeria 3rd out of 194 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.
Starchy Roots — Food in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 41,476 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 43,639 1000 t | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 44,580 1000 t | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 44,968 1000 t | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 48,713 1000 t | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 50,703 1000 t | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 52,610 1000 t | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 51,771 1000 t | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 52,324 1000 t | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 55,508 1000 t | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 57,455 1000 t | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 61,159 1000 t | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 63,069 1000 t | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 64,499 1000 t | +2.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 64,499 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 852 1000 t, 75.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 64,499 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,247 1000 t, 51.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48,629 1000 t | 41,476 1000 t | 55,508 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,546 1000 t | 57,455 1000 t | 64,499 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 China 99,687 1000 t compare
- 2 China, mainland 99,117 1000 t compare
- 4 India 46,634 1000 t compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 43,143 1000 t compare
- 6 United States 19,998 1000 t 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 starchy roots — food in Nigeria?
- Starchy roots — food in Nigeria was 64,499 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 64,499 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,476 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Nigeria rank for starchy roots — food?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. 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 Starchy Roots — 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.