Starchy Roots — Seed in Nigeria
Nigeria: Starchy Roots — Seed was 19,198 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Starchy Roots — Seed in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 19,198 1000 t for starchy roots — seed in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9,745.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — seed in Nigeria peaked at 19,198 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 178 1000 t, in 2010.
That places Nigeria 1st out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starchy Roots — Seed in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 178 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 187 1000 t | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 188 1000 t | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 195 1000 t | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 204 1000 t | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 215 1000 t | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 221 1000 t | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 228 1000 t | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 235 1000 t | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 183 1000 t | -22.1% |
| 2020 | 15,698 1000 t | +8478.1% |
| 2021 | 18,923 1000 t | +20.5% |
| 2022 | 18,899 1000 t | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 19,198 1000 t | +1.6% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 19,198 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17 1000 t, 1129.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 19,198 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17 1000 t, 1129.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starchy Roots — Seed in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +8478.1% | 183 1000 t | 15,698 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 203.4 1000 t | 178 1000 t | 235 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,180 1000 t | 15,698 1000 t | 19,198 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 — seed in Nigeria?
- Starchy roots — seed in Nigeria was 19,198 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — seed recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 19,198 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — seed recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 178 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Nigeria rank for starchy roots — seed?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — seed rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9,745.1%. 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 Starchy Roots — Seed. 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.