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

Latest (2019)
798,588
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
11th
of 179 countries
All-time high
2.32 million
in 2012
All-time low
254
in 1971
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Nigeria, 1961–2019

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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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Nigeria, 1961 to 2019.
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.

YearChange FromTo
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 8 Malaysia 957,967 compare
  2. 9 Mozambique 943,721 compare
  3. 10 South Africa 917,854 compare
  4. 12 United States 770,146 compare
  5. 13 Japan 667,675 compare
  6. 14 Cameroon 643,038 compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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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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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.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 7,905 data points, 1961–2019
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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.