Cereals excluding rice — Production in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cereals excluding rice — Production was 19.07 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals excluding rice — Production in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals excluding rice — production in Nigeria stood at 19.07 million t.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — production in Nigeria peaked at 25.96 million t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.35 million t, in 1972.
That places Nigeria 22nd out of 174 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 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.72 million t | — |
| 1962 | 8.03 million t | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 7.97 million t | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 7.85 million t | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 8.14 million t | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 5.90 million t | -27.5% |
| 1967 | 6.95 million t | +17.8% |
| 1968 | 7.01 million t | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 8.45 million t | +20.5% |
| 1970 | 8.62 million t | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 7.92 million t | -8.1% |
| 1972 | 5.35 million t | -32.5% |
| 1973 | 7.74 million t | +44.8% |
| 1974 | 9.74 million t | +25.8% |
| 1975 | 7.83 million t | -19.7% |
| 1976 | 6.93 million t | -11.5% |
| 1977 | 6.54 million t | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 5.47 million t | -16.3% |
| 1979 | 5.67 million t | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 6.68 million t | +17.8% |
| 1981 | 6.79 million t | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 7.20 million t | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 7.53 million t | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 9.18 million t | +21.9% |
| 1985 | 10.43 million t | +13.7% |
| 1986 | 13.22 million t | +26.7% |
| 1987 | 14.11 million t | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 14.45 million t | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 14.67 million t | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 15.14 million t | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 15.35 million t | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 16.29 million t | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 16.98 million t | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 17.89 million t | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 19.53 million t | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 18.48 million t | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 18.52 million t | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 18.70 million t | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 19.06 million t | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 18.00 million t | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 17.26 million t | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 18.36 million t | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 19.54 million t | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 20.91 million t | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 22.37 million t | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 24.74 million t | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 23.92 million t | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 25.96 million t | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 17.65 million t | -32.0% |
| 2010 | 20.10 million t | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 16.00 million t | -20.4% |
| 2012 | 15.91 million t | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 14.71 million t | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 19.61 million t | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 18.41 million t | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 19.64 million t | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 19.18 million t | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 19.70 million t | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 21.28 million t | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 20.95 million t | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 21.43 million t | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 21.73 million t | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 19.07 million t | -12.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 19.07 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.27 million t, 15.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 19.07 million t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.17 million t, 16.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals excluding rice — 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% | 5.35 million t | 7.74 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.56 million t | 5.90 million t | 8.45 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.18 million t | 5.35 million t | 9.74 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.43 million t | 6.68 million t | 14.67 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.59 million t | 15.14 million t | 19.53 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.87 million t | 17.26 million t | 25.96 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.45 million t | 14.71 million t | 21.28 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.80 million t | 19.07 million t | 21.73 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 19 Romania 20.57 million t compare
- 20 Indonesia 19.99 million t compare
- 21 Yugoslav SFR 19.22 million t compare
- 23 South Africa 19.00 million t compare
- 24 Egypt 17.79 million t compare
- 25 Kazakhstan 16.13 million t 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 in Nigeria?
- Cereals excluding rice — production in Nigeria was 19.07 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 25.96 million t in 2008.
- What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.35 million t in 1972.
- How does Nigeria rank for cereals excluding rice — production?
- Nigeria ranks 22nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals excluding rice — production 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.