Agriculture & Rural in Nigeria 3,696 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Nigeria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Meat supply vs. GDP per capita 7.11 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 8.3% 185th Fish and seafood consumption per capita 6.9 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 46.2% 144th Fish and seafood consumption vs. GDP per capita 6.9 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 46.2% 144th Fertilizer use per hectare of arable land 4.24 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 50.2% 179th Share of land area used for agriculture 76.2% 2023 up 3.6% 10th Share of land area used for arable agriculture 40.5% 2023 up 2.3% 13th Projections for global peak agricultural land 69.40 million hectares 2023 up 3.6% 15th Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 59,000 tonnes 2023 up 28.3% 67th Per capita meat consumption by type 0.78 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 16.1% 75th Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 1.99 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 69.0% 181st Daily meat consumption per person 19.48 grams per day per capita 2023 down 8.3% 185th Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... 57.56 million tonnes 2023 up 1.9% 185th Per capita meat consumption in the United States 1.43 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 21.2% 184th Share of cereals allocated to human food 86.3% 2023 down 6.5% 49th Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita 86.3% 2023 down 6.5% 49th Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 13.6% 2023 up 79.6% 136th Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 0.2% 2023 up 10.6% 118th Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 5.08 million tonnes 2023 down 29.0% 36th Agricultural land use 69.40 million hectares 2023 up 3.6% 15th Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel 26.32 million tonnes 2023 up 8.4% 12th Per capita meat and fish consumption 1.43 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 21.2% 184th Fertilizer use per capita 0.1 Kilograms per capita 2023 unchanged 163rd Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade 3.6% 2023 up 107.0% 43rd Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 3.54 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 51.4% 180th Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use 562.90 billion kilocalories per day 2023 up 24.2% 8th Nitrogen fertilizer use 87,804 tonnes 2023 down 67.4% 75th Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, annual growth rate 0.1525 % change on previous year 2024 up 102.8% 48th Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.5595 % change on previous year 2024 up 121.7% 38th Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield 585.6 kg/ha 2024 down 1.6% 117th Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 814,695 1000 USD 2024 up 74.7% 39th Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross Production Value 12,492 1000 Int$ 2024 up 2.6% 51st Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production 137.66 2024 up 42.0% 30th Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross per capita 112.82 2024 up 13.5% 43rd Meat, Total — Production, per capita 0.0072 t per person 2024 down 2.9% 149th Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) 777,185 t 2024 up 4.6% 8th Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 105,485 ha 2024 up 8.4% 7th Meat, Total — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 176.6% 53rd Fruit Primary — Production, per capita 0.0679 t per person 2024 up 11.9% 90th Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 23.6% 2025 down 24.3% 71st Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 42.7% 2025 down 10.9% 34th Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 33.5% 2025 down 16.3% 52nd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 37,896 1000 No 2025 up 15.0% 5th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 25,108 1000 No 2025 up 19.8% 4th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 12,788 1000 No 2025 up 6.6% 6th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 33.5 % 2025 down 16.5% 45th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 42.7 % 2025 down 10.9% 27th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 23.6 % 2025 down 24.1% 62nd Vegetables Primary — Production, per capita 0.0702 t per person 2024 down 18.3% 62nd Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita 0.0201 ha per person 2024 up 16.1% 8th Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita 0.6097 t per person 2024 up 6.7% 5th Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita 0 kg/ha per person 2024 down 27.7% 167th Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita 0.0944 ha per person 2024 up 17.8% 1st Fruit Primary — Production, per unit of GDP 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 218.8% 23rd Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita 0.0083 ha per person 2024 down 16.6% 79th Vegetables Primary — Production, per unit of GDP 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 132.9% 15th Vegetables Primary — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 up 60.3% 158th Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 up 230.8% 2nd Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per unit of GDP 0.0006 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 204.0% 3rd Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 up 106.1% 154th Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 up 235.7% 2nd ← Previous Page 7 of 62 Next →