Maize production rose 1.60% to 12,949 kt in Nigeria in 2022, according to Faostat.
Historically, maize production in Nigeria reached an all time high of 12,949 kt in 2022 and an all time low of 488 kt in 1979. When compared to Nigeria's main peers, maize production in Benin amounted to 1,620 kt, 2,200 kt in Cameroon, 364 kt in Chad and 9.33 kt in Niger in 2022.
Nigeria has been ranked 12th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of maize production.
| Maize Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Algeria | kt | 3.69 | 2.63 | 5.51 | 6.37 | 3.22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | kt | 1,377 | 1,454 | 1,510 | 1,581 | 1,612 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | kt | 1,603 | 1,533 | 1,700 | 1,711 | 1,920 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | kt | 2,196 | 2,169 | 2,399 | 2,217 | 2,088 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | kt | 96.2 | 95.7 | 99.5 | 104 | 202 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | kt | 444 | 397 | 438 | 415 | 407 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | kt | 44.3 | 44.7 | 45.4 | 44.8 | 45.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | kt | 3.29 | 3.51 | 3.55 | 3.61 | 3.41 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | kt | 2,811 | 3,598 | 3,625 | 3,817 | 3,517 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | kt | 38.0 | 38.3 | 29.5 | 37.9 | 6.42 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | kt | 10,532 | 10,632 | 10,934 | 12,599 | 12,403 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | kt | 50.0 | 17.0 | 46.0 | 25.0 | 13.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | kt | 827 | 855 | 887 | 912 | 885 |
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