Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) was 20.93 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Nigeria stood at 20.93 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 12.3% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 28.5 t per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.87 t per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Nigeria 39th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.48 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8.82 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 8.75 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 8.62 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 8.94 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 6.48 t per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 1967 | 7.63 t per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1968 | 7.7 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 9.28 t per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1970 | 9.46 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 8.7 t per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1972 | 5.87 t per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 1973 | 8.5 t per square kilometre | +44.8% |
| 1974 | 10.7 t per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1975 | 8.59 t per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1976 | 7.61 t per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1977 | 7.18 t per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 6.01 t per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1979 | 6.23 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 7.33 t per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1981 | 7.46 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 7.9 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 8.27 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 10.08 t per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1985 | 11.46 t per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1986 | 14.51 t per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1987 | 15.49 t per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 15.86 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 16.11 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 16.62 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 16.85 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 17.89 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 18.64 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 19.64 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 21.45 t per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 20.29 t per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 20.33 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 20.53 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 20.92 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 19.76 t per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 18.95 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 20.16 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 21.45 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 22.95 t per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 24.56 t per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 27.17 t per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 26.26 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 28.5 t per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 19.38 t per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 2010 | 22.07 t per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 17.57 t per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 2012 | 17.47 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 16.15 t per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 21.53 t per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 20.22 t per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 21.56 t per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 21.06 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 21.63 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 23.36 t per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 23.01 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 23.53 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 23.86 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 20.93 t per square kilometre | -12.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 20.93 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.41 t per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 20.93 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.71 t per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +44.8% | 5.87 t per square kilometre | 8.5 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.3 t per square kilometre | 6.48 t per square kilometre | 9.28 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.88 t per square kilometre | 5.87 t per square kilometre | 10.7 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.45 t per square kilometre | 7.33 t per square kilometre | 16.11 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.32 t per square kilometre | 16.62 t per square kilometre | 21.45 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.91 t per square kilometre | 18.95 t per square kilometre | 28.5 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.26 t per square kilometre | 16.15 t per square kilometre | 23.36 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.83 t per square kilometre | 20.93 t per square kilometre | 23.86 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 36 Togo 24.39 t per square kilometre compare
- 37 Spain 22.53 t per square kilometre compare
- 38 Argentina 22.25 t per square kilometre compare
- 40 Ethiopia 20.74 t per square kilometre compare
- 41 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.37 t per square kilometre compare
- 42 North Macedonia 19.94 t per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Nigeria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 608.40 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 66,810 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 24,814 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,996 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 93.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,500 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,322 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 27.52 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 20.93 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5 t per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.87 t per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Nigeria rank for cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 39th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals excluding rice — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals excluding rice — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals excluding rice — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Cereals excluding rice — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.