Cereal production in Nigeria in 2024 — 28,473,079 t. Ranked 12 in the world out of 79. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 260.8%.
1961–2024 · tonnes
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nigeria
| Year | t | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28.47M | +424,082 | +1.51% |
| 2023 | 28.05M | −2.27M | −7.47% |
| 2022 | 30.31M | +453,335 | +1.52% |
| 2021 | 29.86M | +649,266 | +2.22% |
| 2020 | 29.21M | −585,736 | −1.97% |
| 2019 | 29.8M | +1.61M | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 28.19M | +1.09M | +4.02% |
| 2017 | 27.1M | −429,419 | −1.56% |
| 2016 | 27.53M | +1.46M | +5.61% |
| 2015 | 26.07M | −314,168 | −1.19% |
| 2014 | 26.38M | +5.77M | +28% |
| 2013 | 20.61M | −814,559 | −3.8% |
| 2012 | 21.43M | +727,596 | +3.52% |
| 2011 | 20.7M | −3.95M | −16.03% |
| 2010 | 24.65M | +3.38M | +15.91% |
| 2009 | 21.27M | −8.94M | −29.6% |
| 2008 | 30.21M | +3.04M | +11.18% |
| 2007 | 27.17M | −1.69M | −5.87% |
| 2006 | 28.86M | +2.83M | +10.88% |
| 2005 | 26.03M | +1.71M | +7.03% |
| 2004 | 24.32M | +1.59M | +6.97% |
| 2003 | 22.74M | +1.36M | +6.38% |
| 2002 | 21.37M | +1.28M | +6.39% |
| 2001 | 20.09M | −1.28M | −5.99% |
| 2000 | 21.37M | −1.04M | −4.62% |
| 1999 | 22.41M | +365,000 | +1.66% |
| 1998 | 22.04M | +187,000 | +0.86% |
| 1997 | 21.85M | +188,000 | +0.87% |
| 1996 | 21.67M | −847,600 | −3.77% |
| 1995 | 22.51M | +2.14M | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 20.37M | +282,600 | +1.41% |
| 1993 | 20.09M | +493,600 | +2.52% |
| 1992 | 19.6M | +982,000 | +5.28% |
| 1991 | 18.62M | +937,000 | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 17.68M | −329,000 | −1.83% |
| 1989 | 18.01M | +1.45M | +8.74% |
| 1988 | 16.56M | +643,000 | +4.04% |
| 1987 | 15.92M | +1.26M | +8.56% |
| 1986 | 14.66M | +2.77M | +23.32% |
| 1985 | 11.89M | +1.39M | +13.2% |
| 1984 | 10.5M | +1.68M | +18.97% |
| 1983 | 8.83M | +360,000 | +4.25% |
| 1982 | 8.47M | +415,000 | +5.15% |
| 1981 | 8.05M | +265,000 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 7.79M | +1.35M | +20.95% |
| 1979 | 6.44M | +435,000 | +7.25% |
| 1978 | 6M | −953,000 | −13.7% |
| 1977 | 6.96M | −204,000 | −2.85% |
| 1976 | 7.16M | −1.19M | −14.22% |
| 1975 | 8.35M | −1.94M | −18.83% |
| 1974 | 10.29M | +2.04M | +24.77% |
| 1973 | 8.24M | +2.43M | +41.9% |
| 1972 | 5.81M | −2.52M | −30.25% |
| 1971 | 8.33M | −653,000 | −7.27% |
| 1970 | 8.98M | +182,000 | +2.07% |
| 1969 | 8.8M | +1.39M | +18.78% |
| 1968 | 7.41M | +33,000 | +0.45% |
| 1967 | 7.38M | +1.24M | +20.11% |
| 1966 | 6.14M | −2.27M | −27.02% |
| 1965 | 8.41M | +308,000 | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 8.11M | −98,000 | −1.19% |
| 1963 | 8.2M | −121,000 | −1.45% |
| 1962 | 8.32M | +433,000 | +5.49% |
| 1961 | 7.89M | — | — |
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Production of cereal crops in tonnes: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat and mixed grains. Only grain harvested dry is counted; crops harvested for hay or green fodder are excluded.
Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.
How many kilograms of grain are harvested per hectare.
Agriculture Land under cereal productionHow much land is occupied by cereal crops — wheat, rice, maize and the rest.
Agriculture Crop production indexThe trend in the output of all crop production — including non-food crops.
Agriculture Fertilizer useHow many kilograms of fertilizer are applied per hectare of arable land.
