Sugar cane production in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sugar cane production was 1.51 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.51 million tonnes
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
50th
of 110 countries
All-time high
1.52 million tonnes
in 2020
All-time low
172,000 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane production in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar cane production in Nigeria stood at 1.51 million tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane production in Nigeria peaked at 1.52 million tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 172,000 tonnes, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 50th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane production in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 172,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 185,000 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1963 | 265,000 tonnes | +43.2% |
| 1964 | 348,000 tonnes | +31.3% |
| 1965 | 452,000 tonnes | +29.9% |
| 1966 | 441,000 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 534,000 tonnes | +21.1% |
| 1968 | 545,000 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 574,000 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 607,000 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 638,000 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 666,000 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 618,000 tonnes | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 670,000 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 700,000 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 735,000 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 765,000 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 770,000 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 815,000 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 870,000 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 926,000 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 900,000 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 810,000 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 821,000 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 862,000 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 897,000 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 882,000 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 888,000 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 900,000 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 920,000 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 888,000 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 896,000 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 905,000 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 633,000 tonnes | -30.1% |
| 1995 | 589,000 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 615,000 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 675,000 tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 675,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 682,000 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 695,000 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 705,000 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 750,000 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 798,000 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 854,000 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 914,000 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 987,000 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 1.51 million tonnes | +52.6% |
| 2008 | 1.41 million tonnes | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 1.40 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.01 million tonnes | -28.0% |
| 2011 | 988,794 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.18 million tonnes | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 1.30 million tonnes | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 1.41 million tonnes | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 1.45 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.49 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.50 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.50 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.50 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.52 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.51 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.51 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.51 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.51 million tonnes | -0.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1.51 million tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.90 million tonnes, 79% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1.51 million tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 934,836 tonnes, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +52.6% | 987,000 tonnes | 1.51 million tonnes |
| 1963 | +43.2% | 185,000 tonnes | 265,000 tonnes |
| 1994 | -30.1% | 905,000 tonnes | 633,000 tonnes |
| 2010 | -28.0% | 1.40 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes |
| 1964 | +31.3% | 265,000 tonnes | 348,000 tonnes |
| 1965 | +29.9% | 348,000 tonnes | 452,000 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 390,667 tonnes | 172,000 tonnes | 574,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 698,400 tonnes | 607,000 tonnes | 815,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 875,600 tonnes | 810,000 tonnes | 926,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 747,800 tonnes | 589,000 tonnes | 920,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.00 million tonnes | 695,000 tonnes | 1.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 million tonnes | 988,794 tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 million tonnes | 1.51 million tonnes | 1.52 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 sugar cane production in Nigeria?
- Sugar cane production in Nigeria was 1.51 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar cane production recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 million tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest sugar cane production recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 172,000 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for sugar cane production?
- Nigeria ranks 50th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane production rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sugar cane production is measured in tonnes.