Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Nigeria
Nigeria: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled was 798,588 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Nigeria, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 798,588 for net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in Nigeria peaked at 2.32 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 254, in 1971.
Nigeria ranks 11th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,100 | — |
| 1962 | 1,500 | +36.4% |
| 1963 | 1,200 | -20.0% |
| 1964 | 1,000 | -16.7% |
| 1965 | 1,400 | +40.0% |
| 1966 | 1,252 | -10.6% |
| 1967 | 1,480 | +18.2% |
| 1968 | 306 | -79.3% |
| 1969 | 645 | +110.8% |
| 1970 | 1,742 | +170.1% |
| 1971 | 254 | -85.4% |
| 1972 | 5,890 | +2218.9% |
| 1973 | 847 | -85.6% |
| 1974 | 4,805 | +467.3% |
| 1975 | 6,652 | +38.4% |
| 1976 | 45,377 | +582.2% |
| 1977 | 413,273 | +810.8% |
| 1978 | 563,848 | +36.4% |
| 1979 | 567,899 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 450,000 | -20.8% |
| 1981 | 656,791 | +46.0% |
| 1982 | 539,442 | -17.9% |
| 1983 | 543,525 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 365,000 | -32.8% |
| 1985 | 356,135 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 320,000 | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 400,000 | +25.0% |
| 1988 | 199,996 | -50.0% |
| 1989 | 300,000 | +50.0% |
| 1990 | 224,000 | -25.3% |
| 1991 | 296,000 | +32.1% |
| 1992 | 350,000 | +18.2% |
| 1993 | 349,974 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 349,402 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 299,985 | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 345,474 | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 699,054 | +102.3% |
| 1998 | 585,377 | -16.3% |
| 1999 | 811,452 | +38.6% |
| 2000 | 719,727 | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 1.76 million | +144.6% |
| 2002 | 1.22 million | -30.7% |
| 2003 | 1.59 million | +30.5% |
| 2004 | 1.35 million | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 1.04 million | -23.1% |
| 2006 | 959,474 | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 975,354 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 940,477 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.13 million | +19.9% |
| 2010 | 1.86 million | +64.8% |
| 2011 | 2.18 million | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 2.32 million | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 2.14 million | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 1.56 million | -27.1% |
| 2015 | 1.18 million | -24.4% |
| 2016 | 799,995 | -32.3% |
| 2017 | 799,997 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 795,230 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 798,588 | +0.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 798,588 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40,670, 19.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 798,588 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47,174, 16.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +2218.9% | 254 | 5,890 |
| 1977 | +810.8% | 45,377 | 413,273 |
| 1976 | +582.2% | 6,652 | 45,377 |
| 1974 | +467.3% | 847 | 4,805 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,098 | 306 | 1,500 | 9 |
| 1970s | 161,059 | 254 | 567,899 | 10 |
| 1980s | 413,089 | 199,996 | 656,791 | 10 |
| 1990s | 431,072 | 224,000 | 811,452 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 million | 719,727 | 1.76 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 million | 795,230 | 2.32 million | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 8 Malaysia 957,967 compare
- 9 Mozambique 943,721 compare
- 10 South Africa 917,854 compare
- 12 United States 770,146 compare
- 13 Japan 667,675 compare
- 14 Cameroon 643,038 compare
More reference data data for Nigeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in Nigeria?
- Net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in Nigeria was 798,588 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 254 in 1971.
- How does Nigeria rank for net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled?
- Nigeria ranks 11th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. 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 Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
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
Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.