FAOSTAT · 2024
Agricultural production in Nigeria
According to FAOSTAT, Nigeria produced 28.5 million t of cereals, 16.3 million t of vegetables (7th in the world), 15.8 million t of fruit (13th in the world), 1.7 million t of meat and 527,765 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were yams (65.3 million t), cassava (62.6 million t) and oil palm fruit (11.5 million t).
- Products recorded
- 86
- World #1
- 7
- products
- World top 10
- 37
- products
- Year
- 2024
Nigeria is the world’s largest producer of yams, cassava, taro, dry cow peas, melonseed and 2 more products, and ranks second or third for 8 other products.
Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in taro (+163%), followed by bananas (+133%).
Livestock numbers: 20.9 million cattle, 10.0 million pigs, 52.1 million sheep and 91.0 million goats.
Totals by group
| Group | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All roots and tubers | 141,872,392 | 2 | 15.03% | +34% |
| All cereals | 28,473,079 | 22 | 0.91% | +7.9% |
| All vegetables | 16,330,611 | 7 | 1.38% | +2.3% |
| All fruit | 15,810,280 | 13 | 1.66% | +40% |
| All pulses | 4,356,163 | 5 | 4.49% | +98% |
| All citrus fruit | 4,196,845 | 9 | 2.53% | +8.8% |
| All meat | 1,679,582 | 33 | 0.45% | +22% |
| All sugar crops | 1,509,133 | 67 | 0.07% | +6.8% |
| All eggs | 658,008 | 25 | 0.66% | +2.8% |
| All milk | 527,765 | 92 | 0.05% | −9.8% |
| All tree nuts | 88,406 | 30 | 0.48% | −17% |
All products by volume, 2024
| Product | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yams | 65,322,032 | 1 | 70.66% | +49% |
| Cassava | 62,624,946 | 1 | 18.32% | +15% |
| Oil palm fruit | 11,517,078 | 4 | 2.75% | +41% |
| Maize | 11,164,000 | 14 | 0.92% | +3.5% |
| Rice (paddy) | 9,129,900 | 14 | 1.11% | +37% |
| Taro | 8,605,587 | 1 | 47.26% | +163% |
| Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. | 7,062,626 | 4 | 2.51% | +5.2% |
| Bananas | 6,907,142 | 6 | 4.95% | +133% |
| Sorghum | 6,500,000 | 2 | 10.11% | −5.6% |
| Groundnuts (peanuts) | 4,300,000 | 3 | 7.47% | +27% |
| Cow peas, dry | 4,287,631 | 1 | 42.44% | +101% |
| Other citrus fruit, n.e.c. | 4,196,845 | 2 | 31.33% | +8.8% |
| Sweet potatoes | 4,091,239 | 3 | 4.5% | +9.5% |
| Tomatoes | 3,726,166 | 10 | 1.98% | −8.8% |
| Okra | 1,807,284 | 2 | 13.63% | −11% |
| Beer | 1,717,290 | 23 | 0.93% | −35% |
| Onions, dry | 1,673,862 | 14 | 1.55% | +42% |
| Pineapples | 1,611,661 | 7 | 5.49% | +9.5% |
| Millet | 1,550,000 | 5 | 5.02% | −16% |
| Sugar cane | 1,509,133 | 48 | 0.08% | +6.8% |
| Palm oil | 1,460,000 | 5 | 1.83% | +66% |
| Other fruits, n.e.c. | 1,247,572 | 8 | 3.18% | −1.3% |
| Potatoes | 1,228,588 | 42 | 0.31% | +4.7% |
| Soybeans | 1,150,000 | 13 | 0.29% | +84% |
| Mangoes and guavas | 960,530 | 12 | 1.54% | +9.8% |
| Papayas | 886,529 | 6 | 6.05% | +4.3% |
| Green maize | 799,511 | 4 | 8.45% | +9.2% |
| Chillies and peppers, green | 777,185 | 8 | 1.74% | +4.6% |
| Ginger | 768,922 | 2 | 15.73% | +357% |
| Hen eggs | 658,008 | 25 | 0.7% | +2.8% |
| Melonseed | 582,595 | 1 | 59.78% | +5.9% |
| Cow milk | 527,765 | 88 | 0.07% | −9.8% |
| Sesame seed | 450,000 | 4 | 6.73% | +3.5% |
| Groundnut oil | 390,500 | 3 | 6.07% | +25% |
| Pork (pig meat) | 385,997 | 30 | 0.31% | +53% |
| Palm kernels | 375,000 | 4 | 1.95% | +65% |
| Shea nuts | 358,609 | 1 | 43.18% | −0.4% |
| Cocoa beans | 350,000 | 5 | 6.69% | +6.1% |
| Chicken meat | 342,933 | 49 | 0.27% | +75% |
| Beef (cattle meat) | 317,049 | 38 | 0.45% | −17% |
| Goat meat | 292,406 | 4 | 3.78% | +20% |
| Coconuts, in shell | 289,807 | 19 | 0.44% | +8.3% |
| Spring onions and shallots | 244,348 | 9 | 4.38% | +4.0% |
| Carrots and turnips | 237,588 | 32 | 0.53% | +2.2% |
| Seed cotton | 223,000 | 24 | 0.31% | −23% |
| Skim milk of cows | 222,070 | 56 | 0.16% | −7.3% |
| Kola nuts | 179,044 | 1 | 56.46% | +6.8% |
| Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen | 178,446 | 3 | 8.69% | +6.2% |
| Oil of palm kernel | 167,900 | 4 | 2.01% | +59% |
| Sheep meat | 162,751 | 17 | 1.41% | +17% |
| Soya bean oil | 140,500 | 29 | 0.23% | +82% |
| Cotton seed | 124,000 | 23 | 0.3% | −23% |
| Cotton lint | 99,200 | 19 | 0.4% | +5.1% |
| Fonio | 85,252 | 2 | 12.39% | +3.6% |
| Cashew nuts, in shell | 80,944 | 13 | 1.91% | −18% |
| Other pulses n.e.c. | 68,532 | 18 | 1.54% | +1.9% |
| Natural rubber | 65,300 | 18 | 0.44% | +25% |
| Chillies and peppers, dry | 65,284 | 11 | 1.2% | +8.0% |
| Oil of sesame seed | 48,602 | 5 | 4.04% | −46% |
| Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen | 47,881 | 34 | 0.49% | −17% |
| Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen | 46,785 | 5 | 3.17% | +20% |
| Raw hides and skins of goats or kids | 46,785 | 5 | 3.07% | +20% |
| Wheat | 43,927 | 87 | 0.01% | −52% |
| Raw hides and skins of cattle | 38,175 | 34 | 0.44% | −17% |
| Raw sugar | 30,053 | 93 | 0.02% | +177% |
| Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen | 29,621 | 19 | 1.49% | +17% |
| Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs | 29,621 | 16 | 1.36% | +17% |
| Fat of pigs | 21,444 | 24 | 0.19% | +53% |
| Cottonseed oil | 17,200 | 24 | 0.41% | +19% |
| Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen | 17,155 | 27 | 0.21% | +53% |
| Molasses | 13,949 | 91 | 0.02% | +157% |
| Butter of cow milk | 11,939 | 49 | 0.2% | −7.3% |
| Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. | 10,869 | 14 | 0.33% | +74% |
| Cheese from skimmed cow milk | 9,559 | 27 | 0.35% | −7.3% |
| Cattle fat, unrendered | 9,059 | 34 | 0.27% | −17% |
| Other nuts | 7,462 | 21 | 0.68% | −0.6% |
| Goat fat, unrendered | 7,018 | 5 | 2.24% | +20% |
| Coconut oil | 7,000 | 20 | 0.22% | −31% |
| Tobacco, unmanufactured | 5,578 | 50 | 0.09% | +2.6% |
| Sheep fat, unrendered | 4,557 | 23 | 0.71% | +17% |
| Buttermilk, dry | 2,049 | 42 | 0.31% | — |
| Green garlic | 2,042 | 73 | 0.01% | +70% |
| Coffee, green | 1,809 | 50 | 0.02% | −8.3% |
| Kenaf | 1,552 | 12 | 0.67% | +9.4% |
| Tea, packed | 1,440 | 53 | 0.02% | — |
| Other oil seeds, n.e.c. | 590 | 53 | 0.02% | +18% |
Live animals, 2024
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.