Sugar cane — Food supply in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sugar cane — Food supply was 235,641 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sugar cane — Food supply in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 235,641 million Kcal for sugar cane — food supply in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and up 370.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane — food supply in Nigeria peaked at 264,079 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9,286 million Kcal, in 2010.
Nigeria ranks 8th of 87 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sugar cane — Food supply in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9,286 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 41,146 million Kcal | +343.1% |
| 2012 | 58,740 million Kcal | +42.8% |
| 2013 | 50,113 million Kcal | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 54,425 million Kcal | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 55,829 million Kcal | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 29,129 million Kcal | -47.8% |
| 2017 | 20,600 million Kcal | -29.3% |
| 2018 | 13,195 million Kcal | -35.9% |
| 2019 | 221,694 million Kcal | +1580.2% |
| 2020 | 257,070 million Kcal | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 209,380 million Kcal | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 264,079 million Kcal | +26.1% |
| 2023 | 235,641 million Kcal | -10.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 235,641 million Kcal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20,879 million Kcal, 11.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 235,641 million Kcal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23,732 million Kcal, 9.9× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane — Food supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +1580.2% | 13,195 million Kcal | 221,694 million Kcal |
| 2011 | +343.1% | 9,286 million Kcal | 41,146 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55,416 million Kcal | 9,286 million Kcal | 221,694 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 241,542 million Kcal | 209,380 million Kcal | 264,079 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 5 Madagascar 676,366 million Kcal compare
- 6 Kenya 421,902 million Kcal compare
- 7 Nepal 360,649 million Kcal compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 207,521 million Kcal compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 188,482 million Kcal compare
- 11 Pakistan 160,905 million Kcal 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 sugar cane — food supply in Nigeria?
- Sugar cane — food supply in Nigeria was 235,641 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar cane — food supply recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 264,079 million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest sugar cane — food supply recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,286 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Nigeria rank for sugar cane — food supply?
- Nigeria ranks 8th out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar cane — food supply rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 370.2%. 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 Sugar cane — Food supply (kcal). 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.