Wheat and products — Production in Nigeria
Nigeria: Wheat and products — Production was 53 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Wheat and products — Production in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, wheat and products — production in Nigeria stood at 53 1000 t.
The figure is up 55.9% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat and products — production in Nigeria peaked at 165 1000 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 34 1000 t, in 2022.
That places Nigeria 92nd out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Wheat and products — Production in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 110 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 165 1000 t | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 100 1000 t | -39.4% |
| 2013 | 80 1000 t | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 91 1000 t | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 60 1000 t | -34.1% |
| 2016 | 60 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 67 1000 t | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 60 1000 t | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 60 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 55 1000 t | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 90 1000 t | +63.6% |
| 2022 | 34 1000 t | -62.2% |
| 2023 | 53 1000 t | +55.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 53 1000 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 295.5 1000 t, 18% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 53 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17 1000 t, 3.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.3 1000 t | 60 1000 t | 165 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 58 1000 t | 34 1000 t | 90 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 89 United Republic of Tanzania 87 1000 t compare
- 90 Myanmar 80 1000 t compare
- 91 Luxembourg 72 1000 t compare
- 93 Republic of Korea 52 1000 t compare
- 94 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 35 1000 t compare
- 94 Portugal 35 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 wheat and products — production in Nigeria?
- Wheat and products — production in Nigeria was 53 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat and products — production recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 165 1000 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest wheat and products — production recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 1000 t in 2022.
- How does Nigeria rank for wheat and products — production?
- Nigeria ranks 92nd out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat and products — production rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. 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 Wheat and products — Production. 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.