Freshwater Fish — Food in Nigeria
Nigeria: Freshwater Fish — Food was 639 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Freshwater Fish — Food in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freshwater fish — food in Nigeria is 639 1000 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater fish — food in Nigeria peaked at 717 1000 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 494 1000 t, in 2010.
Nigeria ranks 16th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Freshwater Fish — Food in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 494 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 523 1000 t | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 567 1000 t | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 618 1000 t | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 670 1000 t | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 658 1000 t | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 686 1000 t | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 717 1000 t | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 683 1000 t | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 665 1000 t | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 618 1000 t | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 639 1000 t | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 639 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 639 1000 t | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 639 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25 1000 t, 25.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 639 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26 1000 t, 24.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 628.1 1000 t | 494 1000 t | 717 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 633.75 1000 t | 618 1000 t | 639 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More environment data for Nigeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater fish — food in Nigeria?
- Freshwater fish — food in Nigeria was 639 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest freshwater fish — food recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 717 1000 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest freshwater fish — food recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 494 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Nigeria rank for freshwater fish — food?
- Nigeria ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater fish — food rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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, published as part of Freshwater Fish — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.