Vegetable Oils — Import quantity in Nigeria
Nigeria: Vegetable Oils — Import quantity was 1,223 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vegetable Oils — Import quantity in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetable oils — import quantity in Nigeria is 1,223 1000 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.7% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oils — import quantity in Nigeria peaked at 1,740 1000 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 873 1000 t, in 2010.
That places Nigeria 22nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Vegetable Oils — Import quantity in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 873 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 944 1000 t | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 994 1000 t | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 1,284 1000 t | +29.2% |
| 2014 | 1,740 1000 t | +35.5% |
| 2015 | 1,474 1000 t | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 1,193 1000 t | -19.1% |
| 2017 | 1,556 1000 t | +30.4% |
| 2018 | 1,316 1000 t | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 1,392 1000 t | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 1,329 1000 t | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 1,225 1000 t | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 981 1000 t | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 1,223 1000 t | +24.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1,223 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 141 1000 t, 8.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1,223 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 107 1000 t, 11.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,277 1000 t | 873 1000 t | 1,740 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,190 1000 t | 981 1000 t | 1,329 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 19 Poland 1,525 1000 t compare
- 20 France 1,514 1000 t compare
- 21 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,281 1000 t compare
- 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,129 1000 t compare
- 23 United Kingdom 1,129 1000 t compare
- 25 Philippines 1,055 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 vegetable oils — import quantity in Nigeria?
- Vegetable oils — import quantity in Nigeria was 1,223 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetable oils — import quantity recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,740 1000 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest vegetable oils — import quantity recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 873 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Nigeria rank for vegetable oils — import quantity?
- Nigeria ranks 22nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable oils — import quantity rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 Vegetable Oils — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.