Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita was 0.0176 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — production, per capita in Nigeria is 0.0176 t per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0232 t per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 t per person, in 1985.
That places Nigeria 21st out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0032 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0033 t per person | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0033 t per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0033 t per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0034 t per person | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0034 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0034 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0035 t per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0035 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.002 t per person | -41.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0019 t per person | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 t per person | -11.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0017 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0016 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0016 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 t per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0015 t per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0014 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0014 t per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 t per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0012 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0012 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 t per person | -22.2% |
| 1986 | 0.001 t per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.001 t per person | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0012 t per person | +15.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 t per person | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 t per person | +16.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0018 t per person | +25.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0021 t per person | +15.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0034 t per person | +60.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 t per person | -17.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0105 t per person | +273.0% |
| 1996 | 0.013 t per person | +23.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0128 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.013 t per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0199 t per person | +53.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0195 t per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.019 t per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0197 t per person | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0204 t per person | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0212 t per person | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0221 t per person | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0232 t per person | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0159 t per person | -31.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0211 t per person | +32.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0204 t per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0208 t per person | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0205 t per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0204 t per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0203 t per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0201 t per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0202 t per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0201 t per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0199 t per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0198 t per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0198 t per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.019 t per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0187 t per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0184 t per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0179 t per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0176 t per person | -1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +273.0% | 0.0028 t per person | 0.0105 t per person |
| 1993 | +60.4% | 0.0021 t per person | 0.0034 t per person |
| 1999 | +53.0% | 0.013 t per person | 0.0199 t per person |
| 1970 | -41.9% | 0.0035 t per person | 0.002 t per person |
| 2008 | +32.7% | 0.0159 t per person | 0.0211 t per person |
| 2007 | -31.7% | 0.0232 t per person | 0.0159 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0034 t per person | 0.0032 t per person | 0.0035 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0016 t per person | 0.0014 t per person | 0.002 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0012 t per person | 0.0009 t per person | 0.0014 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0081 t per person | 0.0015 t per person | 0.0199 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0203 t per person | 0.0159 t per person | 0.0232 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0202 t per person | 0.0198 t per person | 0.0208 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0183 t per person | 0.0176 t per person | 0.019 t per person | 5 |
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 sweet potatoes — production, per capita in Nigeria?
- Sweet potatoes — production, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0176 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0232 t per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 t per person in 1985.
- How does Nigeria rank for sweet potatoes — production, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 21st out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sweet potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.