Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity in Nigeria
Nigeria: Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity was 59,765 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity in Nigeria, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 59,765 t for freshwater fish — protein supply quantity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater fish — protein supply quantity in Nigeria peaked at 72,527 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 50,175 t, in 2010.
That places Nigeria 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 50,175 t | — |
| 2011 | 53,335 t | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 57,768 t | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 63,337 t | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 69,077 t | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 67,626 t | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 71,000 t | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 72,527 t | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 64,456 t | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 61,776 t | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 57,583 t | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 59,765 t | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 59,765 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 59,765 t | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 59,765 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,197 t, 27.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 59,765 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,340 t, 25.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63,108 t | 50,175 t | 72,527 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,219 t | 57,583 t | 59,765 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 — protein supply quantity in Nigeria?
- Freshwater fish — protein supply quantity in Nigeria was 59,765 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest freshwater fish — protein supply quantity recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 72,527 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest freshwater fish — protein supply quantity recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,175 t in 2010.
- How does Nigeria rank for freshwater fish — protein supply quantity?
- Nigeria ranks 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater fish — protein supply quantity rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 — Protein supply quantity (t). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.