FAOSTAT · 1961–2023
Raw sugar production in Nigeria
In 2023 Nigeria produced 30,053 t of raw sugar, the 93rd largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 176%. The record was 69,000 t in 1984.
The 2023 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2023
- 30,053 t
- World rank
- 93 of 121
- 10-year change
- +176%
- Record
- 69,000 t
- 1984
Raw sugar in Nigeria, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 30,053 | +50% |
| 2022 | 20,000 | −41% |
| 2021 | 34,150 | +92% |
| 2020 | 17,800 | −15% |
| 2019 | 20,900 | −30% |
| 2018 | 30,000 | +20% |
| 2017 | 25,000 | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 23,000 | +44% |
| 2015 | 16,000 | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 15,000 | +38% |
| 2013 | 10,870 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 10,843 | −9.6% |
| 2011 | 12,000 | −68% |
| 2010 | 38,000 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 37,500 | +80% |
| 2008 | 20,811 | −62% |
| 2007 | 55,000 | +83% |
| 2006 | 30,000 | −14% |
| 2005 | 35,000 | −13% |
| 2004 | 40,000 | 0.0% |
| 2003 | 40,000 | 0.0% |
| 2002 | 40,000 | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 40,000 | +11% |
| 2000 | 36,000 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 35,000 | 0.0% |
| 1998 | 35,000 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | 35,000 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 35,000 | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 32,000 | −8.6% |
| 1994 | 35,000 | −30% |
| 1993 | 50,000 | +11% |
| 1992 | 45,000 | 0.0% |
| 1991 | 45,000 | −24% |
| 1990 | 59,000 | −1.7% |
| 1989 | 60,000 | +13% |
| 1988 | 53,000 | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 51,000 | −12% |
| 1986 | 58,000 | +45% |
| 1985 | 40,000 | −42% |
| 1984 | 69,000 | +19% |
| 1983 | 58,000 | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 54,000 | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 50,000 | +47% |
| 1980 | 34,000 | −17% |
| 1979 | 41,000 | +32% |
| 1978 | 31,000 | −16% |
| 1977 | 37,000 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 36,000 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 35,000 | −7.9% |
| 1974 | 38,000 | +31% |
| 1973 | 29,000 | +16% |
| 1972 | 25,000 | −3.8% |
| 1971 | 26,000 | 0.0% |
| 1970 | 26,000 | −13% |
| 1969 | 30,000 | +43% |
| 1968 | 21,000 | −8.7% |
| 1967 | 23,000 | +77% |
| 1966 | 13,000 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 59 t USD 13,000
- Exporter rank
- 87 of 111
- Imports
- 1.5 million t USD 805 m
- Importer rank
- 13 of 183
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Other large producers
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.