Wheat — Production, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Wheat — Production, per capita was 0.0002 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Production, per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — production, per capita in Nigeria stood at 0.0002 t per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — production, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0016 t per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 t per person, in 2022.
That places Nigeria 95th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Production, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 t per person | +22.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 t per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 t per person | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 t per person | -6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 t per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 t per person | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 t per person | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 t per person | -26.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 t per person | +16.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 t per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 t per person | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 t per person | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 t per person | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 t per person | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 t per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 t per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 t per person | +306.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 t per person | +13.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 t per person | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 t per person | -65.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 t per person | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 t per person | -18.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 t per person | +16.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 t per person | -35.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 t per person | -20.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 t per person | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 t per person | +20.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 t per person | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 t per person | +36.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 t per person | +44.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 t per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 t per person | -29.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 t per person | -32.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 t per person | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 t per person | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 t per person | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 t per person | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 t per person | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 t per person | -39.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 t per person | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 t per person | +46.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 t per person | +34.2% |
| 2011 | 0.001 t per person | +45.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 t per person | -41.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 t per person | -22.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 t per person | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 t per person | -35.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 t per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 t per person | +34.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 t per person | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 t per person | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 t per person | -38.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 t per person | -34.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 t per person | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 t per person | +52.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 t per person | -12.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0002 t per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0068 t per person, 3% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0002 t per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0006 t per person, 32% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +306.8% | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0013 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0004 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0016 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0008 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0006 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 0.001 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 92 Ecuador 0.0004 t per person compare
- 93 Mauritania 0.0004 t per person compare
- 94 Niger 0.0003 t per person compare
- 96 Mozambique 0.0001 t per person compare
- 97 Honduras 0.0001 t per person compare
- 98 New Caledonia 0.0001 t per person 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 — production, per capita in Nigeria?
- Wheat — production, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0002 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — production, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0016 t per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest wheat — production, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 t per person in 2022.
- How does Nigeria rank for wheat — production, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 95th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — production, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.6%. 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 Wheat — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.