Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Nigeria
Nigeria: Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 86.02 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, unmanufactured tobacco — gross per capita production index number in Nigeria stood at 86.02. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — gross per capita production index number in Nigeria peaked at 1,098 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 86.02, in 2024.
Nigeria ranks 57th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,063 | — |
| 1962 | 1,040 | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 551.64 | -46.9% |
| 1964 | 956.1 | +73.3% |
| 1965 | 1,082 | +13.2% |
| 1966 | 764.74 | -29.3% |
| 1967 | 760.52 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 837.91 | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 679.09 | -19.0% |
| 1970 | 717.56 | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 1,098 | +53.0% |
| 1972 | 796.03 | -27.5% |
| 1973 | 688.62 | -13.5% |
| 1974 | 694.06 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 995.69 | +43.5% |
| 1976 | 763.39 | -23.3% |
| 1977 | 546.78 | -28.4% |
| 1978 | 628.89 | +15.0% |
| 1979 | 619.32 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 632.4 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 494.51 | -21.8% |
| 1982 | 188.26 | -61.9% |
| 1983 | 113 | -40.0% |
| 1984 | 413.07 | +265.5% |
| 1985 | 443.8 | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 370.21 | -16.6% |
| 1987 | 320.42 | -13.4% |
| 1988 | 389.95 | +21.7% |
| 1989 | 375.42 | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 332.53 | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 323.86 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 329.49 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 314.04 | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 309.18 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 297.9 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 371.2 | +24.6% |
| 1997 | 450.34 | +21.3% |
| 1998 | 525.22 | +16.6% |
| 1999 | 612.41 | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 624.64 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 469.74 | -24.8% |
| 2002 | 457.04 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 418.46 | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 381.59 | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 371.17 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 336.99 | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 210.71 | -37.5% |
| 2008 | 273.23 | +29.7% |
| 2009 | 255.94 | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 195.23 | -23.7% |
| 2011 | 160.55 | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 135.47 | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 113.93 | -15.9% |
| 2014 | 104.92 | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 94.1 | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 100.98 | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 107.51 | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 96.3 | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 97.07 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 92.96 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 91.46 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 89.94 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 87.69 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 86.02 | -1.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 86.02 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.45, 97% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 86.02 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.16, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross per capita Production Index Number 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +265.5% | 113 | 413.07 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 859.48 | 551.64 | 1,082 | 9 |
| 1970s | 754.79 | 546.78 | 1,098 | 10 |
| 1980s | 374.1 | 113 | 632.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 386.62 | 297.9 | 612.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 379.95 | 210.71 | 624.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 120.61 | 94.1 | 195.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.61 | 86.02 | 92.96 | 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 unmanufactured tobacco — gross per capita production index number in Nigeria?
- Unmanufactured tobacco — gross per capita production index number in Nigeria was 86.02 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — gross per capita production index number recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,098 in 1971.
- What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — gross per capita production index number recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.02 in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for unmanufactured tobacco — gross per capita production index number?
- Nigeria ranks 57th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unmanufactured tobacco — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. 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 Unmanufactured tobacco — 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.