The cereals of Nigeria

Agriculture Indicators
Area 18,350,981 Ha in 2022 FAO
Production 30,392,680 t in 2022 FAO
Yield 16,562 100 g/ha in 2022 FAO
Africa (Ha in 2022)

Nigeria is the top country by cereals among 51 countries. As of 2022, cereals in Nigeria was 18.4 million ha that accounts for 16.00% of total cereals. The top 5 countries (others are Ethiopia, Sudan, the United Republic of Tanzania, and Mali) account for 45.33% of it. The total cereals was estimated at 114 million ha in 2022.

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Nigeria 18,350,981 FAO
Ethiopia 11,236,673 FAO
Sudan 9,814,448 FAO
United Republic of Tanzania 6,447,519 FAO
Mali 6,157,560 FAO
Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,954,942 FAO
Burkina Faso 4,301,063 FAO
South Africa 3,764,268 FAO
Morocco 3,720,619 FAO
Chad 3,310,037 FAO
Egypt 3,226,804 FAO
Angola 3,071,528 FAO
Guinea 2,977,582 FAO
Algeria 2,929,807 FAO
Kenya 2,591,448 FAO
Mozambique 2,470,196 FAO
Cameroon 2,269,190 FAO
Ghana 2,051,393 FAO
Malawi 2,003,466 FAO
Senegal 1,896,411 FAO
Madagascar 1,719,556 FAO
Uganda 1,693,350 FAO
Benin 1,687,377 FAO
Côte d'Ivoire 1,463,957 FAO
Zimbabwe 1,337,244 FAO
Zambia 1,243,883 FAO
Togo 1,233,007 FAO
Tunisia 1,044,557 FAO
South Sudan 1,007,211 FAO
Sierra Leone 817,626 FAO
Rwanda 534,338 FAO
Eritrea 476,652 FAO
Central African Republic 354,293 FAO
Somalia 353,538 FAO
Mauritania 322,805 FAO
Burundi 314,390 FAO
Libya 313,402 FAO
Namibia 267,470 FAO
Liberia 257,000 FAO
Guinea Bissau 206,926 FAO
Botswana 124,318 FAO
Gambia 114,845 FAO
Lesotho 113,135 FAO
Eswatini 81,701 FAO
Congo 33,971 FAO
Gabon 29,410 FAO
Cabo Verde 19,340 FAO
Comoros 10,953 FAO
Sao Tome and Principe 260 FAO
Mauritius 89 FAO
Djibouti 9 FAO
Agriculture Crops
Cereals 18,350,981 Ha in 2022 FAO
Cocoa Beans 280,000 t in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Fibre Crops 277,591 Ha in 2019 FAO
Fruits 1,989,836 Ha in 2022 FAO
Oilcrops 11,575,763 Ha in 2022 FAO
Other Bastfibres 1,011 Ha in 2022 FAO
Palm Oil Production 1 timeseries
Pulses 4,924,885 Ha in 2022 FAO
Seed cotton 455,148 Ha in 2022 FAO
Sorghum 6,806,370 t in 2022 FAO + 2 others
Sugar Cane 1,588.97 Tonnes, Thousands in 2023 OECD + 2 others
Taro (cocoyam) 1,460,391 Ha in 2022 FAO
Vegetables 4,324,947 Ha in 2022 FAO
Yams 61,171,001.25 t in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Agriculture Crops Cereals
Barley Beer Production 1 timeseries
Coarse Grain 13,944,688 Ha in 2018 FAO
Fonio 84,170 t in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Green Maize 202,717 Ha in 2022 FAO
Maize 5,800,000 Ha in 2022 FAO
Millet 1,941,220 t in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Paddy 4,580,000 Ha in 2022 FAO
Rice 12 timeseries
Wheat 100,000 Ha in 2022 FAO