Cereal production rose 5.72% to 25,586 kt in Nigeria in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, cereal production in Nigeria reached an all time high of 30,209 kt in 2008 and an all time low of 5,809 kt in 1972. When compared to Nigeria's main peers, cereal production in Benin amounted to 1,652 kt, 3,100 kt in Cameroon, 2,711 kt in Chad and 4,590 kt in Niger in 2015.
Nigeria has been ranked 22nd within the group of 164 countries we follow in terms of cereal production, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Cereal Production | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Algeria | kt | 5,253 | 4,002 | 3,728 | 5,137 | 4,914 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | kt | 1,348 | 1,333 | 1,544 | 1,534 | 1,692 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | kt | 3,627 | 4,561 | 3,666 | 4,899 | 4,870 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | kt | 2,906 | 3,012 | 2,988 | 3,133 | 3,089 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | kt | 251 | 249 | 259 | 261 | 266 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | kt | 2,088 | 2,150 | 1,553 | 3,162 | 2,561 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | kt | 41.4 | 43.0 | 45.2 | 45.7 | 46.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | kt | 215 | 217 | 275 | 307 | 306 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | kt | 6,335 | 6,410 | 5,778 | 6,675 | 5,736 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | kt | 3,451 | 5,203 | 3,762 | 5,319 | 4,347 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | kt | 21,268 | 24,656 | 20,703 | 21,436 | 26,970 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | kt | 5,552 | 3,562 | 5,598 | 2,660 | 5,947 | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | kt | 1,061 | 1,046 | 1,058 | 1,230 | 1,210 |
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