Starchy Roots — Import quantity in Nigeria
Nigeria: Starchy Roots — Import quantity was 15 1000 t in 2023. ▬ Flat
Starchy Roots — Import quantity in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 15 1000 t for starchy roots — import quantity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.6% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — import quantity in Nigeria peaked at 25 1000 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10 1000 t, in 2010.
Nigeria ranks 143rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Starchy Roots — Import quantity in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 20 1000 t | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 25 1000 t | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 25 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19 1000 t | -24.0% |
| 2015 | 13 1000 t | -31.6% |
| 2016 | 19 1000 t | +46.2% |
| 2017 | 22 1000 t | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 15 1000 t | -31.8% |
| 2019 | 20 1000 t | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 19 1000 t | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 20 1000 t | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 21 1000 t | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 15 1000 t | -28.6% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 15 1000 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21 1000 t, 71% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 15 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14 1000 t, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.8 1000 t | 10 1000 t | 25 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.75 1000 t | 15 1000 t | 21 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 — import quantity in Nigeria?
- Starchy roots — import quantity in Nigeria was 15 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — import quantity recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 25 1000 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — import quantity recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Nigeria rank for starchy roots — import quantity?
- Nigeria ranks 143rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — import quantity rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. 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 Starchy Roots — Import quantity. 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.