Sugar cane — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sugar cane — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 85.28 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar cane — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 85.28 for sugar cane — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane — gross per capita production index number in Nigeria peaked at 160.05 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 49.17, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 45th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49.17 | — |
| 1962 | 51.79 | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 72.63 | +40.2% |
| 1964 | 93.35 | +28.5% |
| 1965 | 118.65 | +27.1% |
| 1966 | 113.27 | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 134.26 | +18.5% |
| 1968 | 134.1 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 138.14 | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 142.78 | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 146.61 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 149.42 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 135.24 | -9.5% |
| 1974 | 142.82 | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 145.14 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 148.08 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 149.6 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 146.03 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 149.87 | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 155.07 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 160.05 | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 150.97 | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 132.4 | -12.3% |
| 1984 | 130.8 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 133.49 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 135.19 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 129.44 | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 126.88 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 125.18 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 124.55 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 117.08 | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 115.07 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 113.19 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 77.11 | -31.9% |
| 1995 | 69.88 | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 71.08 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 76.01 | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 74.05 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 72.87 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 72.3 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 71.38 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 73.88 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 76.47 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 79.6 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 82.87 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 87.05 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 129.19 | +48.4% |
| 2008 | 117.81 | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 113.72 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 79.61 | -30.0% |
| 2011 | 75.86 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 88.12 | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 94.52 | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 99.97 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 99.98 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.04 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.24 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 96.19 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 94.37 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 93.24 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 90.66 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 88.93 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 87.19 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 85.28 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.6 | 49.17 | 138.14 | 9 |
| 1970s | 145.56 | 135.24 | 149.87 | 10 |
| 1980s | 137.95 | 125.18 | 160.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.09 | 69.88 | 124.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.43 | 71.38 | 129.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.69 | 75.86 | 100.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.06 | 85.28 | 93.24 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 42 Liberia 86.29 compare
- 43 Sierra Leone 85.93 compare
- 44 Central African Republic 85.58 compare
- 46 Burkina Faso 85.24 compare
- 47 Congo 85.1 compare
- 48 Guinea 84.53 compare
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- 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 — gross per capita production index number in Nigeria?
- Sugar cane — gross per capita production index number in Nigeria was 85.28 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar cane — gross per capita production index number recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 160.05 in 1981.
- What is the lowest sugar cane — gross per capita production index number recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.17 in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for sugar cane — gross per capita production index number?
- Nigeria ranks 45th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Gross per capita 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.