Agriculture in Nigeria: production, rankings and trends
Main agricultural products in Nigeria with FAOSTAT histories, records, yields and global rankings.
Products118products with a statistical page
Best world positionN°1at least one product ranks first
Products ranked world #17products currently ranked first
Top-10 products47products in the global top ten
What the data show
The currently eligible series for Nigeria cover 118 products. 7 products currently place Nigeria at world rank #1, including Yams, Cassava, fresh, Taro, Cow peas, dry. In total, 47 products rank in the global Top 10.
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How many products are covered for Nigeria?
118 products currently have an eligible page in this language.
What is best world rank?
Best position means the highest rank reached among tracked products. For Nigeria it is #1, and 7 products currently rank world #1.
What is the source of Nigeria agricultural data?
The core series come from FAOSTAT. Terra Cultiva then calculates trends, records and rankings.
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118 visible results
| Product | Metric | Latest value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roots and Tubers, Total | Production | 141.87M t 2024 | #2 |
| Yams | Production | 65.32M t 2024 | #1 |
| Cassava, fresh | Production | 62.62M t 2024 | #1 |
| Cereals, primary | Production | 28.47M t 2024 | #22 |
| Vegetables Primary | Production | 16.33M t 2024 | #7 |
| Fruit Primary | Production | 15.81M t 2024 | #13 |
| Oil palm fruit | Production | 11.52M t 2024 | #4 |
| Maize (corn) | Production | 11.16M t 2024 | #14 |
| Rice | Production | 9.13M t 2024 | #14 |
| Taro | Production | 8.61M t 2024 | #1 |
| Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. | Production | 7.06M t 2024 | #4 |
| Bananas | Production | 6.91M t 2024 | #6 |
| Sorghum | Production | 6.50M t 2024 | #2 |
| Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent | Production | 4.52M t 2024 | #11 |
| Pulses, Total | Production | 4.36M t 2024 | #5 |
| Groundnuts, excluding shelled | Production | 4.30M t 2024 | #3 |
| Cow peas, dry | Production | 4.29M t 2024 | #1 |
| Other citrus fruit, n.e.c. | Production | 4.20M t 2024 | #2 |
| Citrus Fruit, Total | Production | 4.20M t 2024 | #9 |
| Sweet potatoes | Production | 4.09M t 2024 | #3 |
| Tomatoes | Production | 3.73M t 2024 | #10 |
| Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent | Production | 3.58M t 2024 | #12 |
| Okra | Production | 1.81M t 2024 | #2 |
| Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) | Production | 1.67M t 2024 | #14 |
| Pineapples | Production | 1.61M t 2024 | #7 |
| Millet | Production | 1.55M t 2024 | #5 |
| Sugar cane | Production | 1.51M t 2024 | #48 |
| Sugar Crops Primary | Production | 1.51M t 2024 | #67 |
| Other fruits, n.e.c. | Production | 1.25M t 2024 | #8 |
| Potatoes | Production | 1.23M t 2024 | #42 |
| Soya beans | Production | 1.15M t 2024 | #13 |
| Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens | Production | 960.5k t 2024 | #12 |
| Papayas | Production | 886.5k t 2024 | #6 |
| Green corn (maize) | Production | 799.5k t 2024 | #4 |
| Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) | Production | 777.2k t 2024 | #8 |
| Ginger, raw | Production | 768.9k t 2024 | #2 |
| Hen eggs in shell, fresh | Production | 658.0k t 2024 | #25 |
| Melonseed | Production | 582.6k t 2024 | #1 |
| Sesame seed | Production | 450.0k t 2024 | #4 |
| Karite nuts (sheanuts) | Production | 358.6k t 2024 | #1 |
| Cocoa beans | Production | 350.0k t 2024 | #5 |
| Coconuts, in shell | Production | 289.8k t 2024 | #19 |
| Onions and shallots, green | Production | 244.3k t 2024 | #9 |
| Carrots and turnips | Production | 237.6k t 2024 | #32 |
| Seed cotton, unginned | Production | 223.0k t 2024 | #24 |
| Kola nuts | Production | 179.0k t 2024 | #1 |
| Treenuts, Total | Production | 88.4k t 2024 | #30 |
| Fonio | Production | 85.3k t 2024 | #2 |
| Cashew nuts, in shell | Production | 80.9k t 2024 | #13 |
| Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent | Production | 79.6k t 2024 | #31 |
| Other pulses n.e.c. | Production | 68.5k t 2024 | #18 |
| Natural rubber in primary forms | Production | 65.3k t 2024 | #18 |
| Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw | Production | 65.3k t 2024 | #11 |
| Wheat | Production | 43.9k t 2024 | #87 |
| Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. | Production | 10.9k t 2024 | #14 |
| Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell, n.e.c. | Production | 7.5k t 2024 | #21 |
| Unmanufactured tobacco | Production | 5.6k t 2024 | #50 |
| Coffee, green | Production | 1.8k t 2024 | #50 |
| Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted | Production | 1.6k t 2024 | #12 |
| Other oil seeds, n.e.c. | Production | 590 t 2024 | #53 |
| Eggs Primary | Production | 658.0k t 2024 | #25 |
| Raw milk of cattle | Production | 527.8k t 2024 | #88 |
| Milk, Total | Production | 527.8k t 2024 | #92 |
| Sheep and Goat Meat | Production | 455.2k t 2024 | #6 |
| Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled | Production | 386.0k t 2024 | #30 |
| Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled | Production | 342.9k t 2024 | #49 |
| Meat, Poultry | Production | 342.9k t 2024 | #50 |
| Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled | Production | 317.0k t 2024 | #38 |
| Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary | Production | 317.0k t 2024 | #40 |
| Meat of goat, fresh or chilled | Production | 292.4k t 2024 | #4 |
| Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled | Production | 162.8k t 2024 | #17 |
| Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 47.9k t 2024 | #34 |
| Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 46.8k t 2024 | #5 |
| Raw hides and skins of goats or kids | Production | 46.8k t 2024 | #5 |
| Raw hides and skins of cattle | Production | 38.2k t 2024 | #34 |
| Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 29.6k t 2024 | #19 |
| Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs | Production | 29.6k t 2024 | #16 |
| Fat of pigs | Production | 21.4k t 2024 | #24 |
| Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 17.2k t 2024 | #27 |
| Cattle fat, unrendered | Production | 9.1k t 2024 | #34 |
| Goat fat, unrendered | Production | 7.0k t 2024 | #5 |
| Sheep fat, unrendered | Production | 4.6k t 2024 | #23 |
| Green garlic | Production | 2.0k t 2024 | #73 |
| Sheep and Goats | Stocks | 143.11M head 2024 | #3 |
| Goats | Stocks | 90.97M head 2024 | #3 |
| Sheep | Stocks | 52.14M head 2024 | #5 |
| Cattle | Stocks | 20.94M head 2024 | #16 |
| Cattle and Buffaloes | Stocks | 20.94M head 2024 | #16 |
| Swine / pigs | Stocks | 9.96M head 2024 | #16 |
| Beer of barley, malted | Production | 1.72M t 2023 | #23 |
| Meat, Total | Production | 1.68M t 2024 | #33 |
| Palm oil | Production | 1.46M t 2023 | #5 |
| Asses | Stocks | 1.34M head 2024 | #10 |
| Groundnut oil | Production | 390.5k t 2023 | #3 |
| Palm kernels | Production | 375.0k t 2023 | #4 |
| Camels | Stocks | 279.1k head 2024 | #19 |
| Chickens | Stocks | 241.70M head 2024 | #18 |
| Poultry Birds | Stocks | 241.70M head 2024 | #20 |
| Skim milk of cows | Production | 222.1k t 2023 | #56 |
| Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 178.4k t 2024 | #3 |
| Oil of palm kernel | Production | 167.9k t 2023 | #4 |
| Soya bean oil | Production | 140.5k t 2023 | #29 |
| Cotton seed | Production | 124.0k t 2023 | #23 |
| Horses | Stocks | 104.1k head 2024 | #46 |
| Cotton lint, ginned | Production | 99.2k t 2023 | #19 |
| Oil of sesame seed | Production | 48.6k t 2023 | #5 |
| Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) | Production | 30.1k t 2023 | #93 |
| Cottonseed oil | Production | 17.2k t 2023 | #24 |
| Molasses | Production | 13.9k t 2023 | #91 |
| Butter of cow milk | Production | 11.9k t 2023 | #49 |
| Butter and Ghee | Production | 11.9k t 2023 | #55 |
| Cheese (All Kinds) | Production | 9.6k t 2023 | #79 |
| Cheese from skimmed cow milk | Production | 9.6k t 2023 | #27 |
| Coconut oil | Production | 7.0k t 2023 | #20 |
| Rabbits and hares | Stocks | 6.14M head 2024 | #4 |
| Plantains and cooking bananas | Production | 1.22M t 1990 | — |
| Buttermilk, dry | Production | 2.0k t 2023 | #42 |
| Skim Milk & Buttermilk, Dry | Production | 2.0k t 2023 | #62 |