Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.0222 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.0222 units per person for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0281 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 93rd out of 174 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 units per person | +157.5% |
| 1963 | 0.001 units per person | +80.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 units per person | -27.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0011 units per person | +47.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0035 units per person | +219.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0023 units per person | -32.6% |
| 1968 | 0.002 units per person | -15.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0032 units per person | +62.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0046 units per person | +44.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0062 units per person | +33.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0051 units per person | -18.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0066 units per person | +30.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0052 units per person | -21.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0064 units per person | +24.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0112 units per person | +74.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0119 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0127 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0113 units per person | -11.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0149 units per person | +32.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0147 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0158 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0103 units per person | -35.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0127 units per person | +23.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0169 units per person | +32.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0109 units per person | -35.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 units per person | -87.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0018 units per person | +33.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0017 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per person | -81.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0023 units per person | +646.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0029 units per person | +23.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0107 units per person | +274.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0063 units per person | -41.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0055 units per person | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 0.007 units per person | +28.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0092 units per person | +30.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0118 units per person | +29.0% |
| 1999 | 0.012 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0174 units per person | +45.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0168 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0179 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0161 units per person | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0185 units per person | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0256 units per person | +38.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0217 units per person | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0195 units per person | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0195 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0235 units per person | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0238 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0236 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0231 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.024 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0248 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.023 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0217 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0281 units per person | +29.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0234 units per person | -16.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0222 units per person | -5.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +646.7% | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0023 units per person |
| 1993 | +274.6% | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0107 units per person |
| 1966 | +219.7% | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0035 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0081 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0127 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0101 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0169 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.012 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0197 units per person | 0.0161 units per person | 0.0256 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0238 units per person | 0.0217 units per person | 0.0281 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 90 Papua New Guinea 0.0243 units per person compare
- 91 Mozambique 0.0227 units per person compare
- 92 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0226 units per person compare
- 94 Suriname 0.0218 units per person compare
- 95 Croatia 0.0218 units per person compare
- 96 Germany 0.0194 units per person compare
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- 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 - wheat, per capita in Nigeria?
- Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0222 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0281 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 93rd out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net food imports by crop - Wheat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net food imports by crop - Wheat FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.