Sweet potatoes — Losses in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sweet potatoes — Losses was 1,113 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Losses in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — losses in Nigeria is 1,113 1000 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — losses in Nigeria peaked at 1,123 1000 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 957 1000 t, in 2010.
Nigeria ranks 3rd of 114 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Losses in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 957 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 970 1000 t | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 991 1000 t | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1,015 1000 t | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1,031 1000 t | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1,064 1000 t | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1,082 1000 t | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1,103 1000 t | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1,123 1000 t | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,072 1000 t | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 1,067 1000 t | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,102 1000 t | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 1,117 1000 t | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1,113 1000 t | -0.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1,113 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12 1000 t, 92.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1,113 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18 1000 t, 61.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,041 1000 t | 957 1000 t | 1,123 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,100 1000 t | 1,067 1000 t | 1,117 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 China 2,580 1000 t compare
- 2 China, mainland 2,575 1000 t compare
- 4 Malawi 482 1000 t compare
- 5 Madagascar 156 1000 t compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 146 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 sweet potatoes — losses in Nigeria?
- Sweet potatoes — losses in Nigeria was 1,113 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — losses recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,123 1000 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — losses recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 957 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Nigeria rank for sweet potatoes — losses?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — losses rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Losses. 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.