Sugar cane production in Nigeria

Sugar cane production in Nigeria was 1,509,133 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.1% from 2023.

2024, tonnes1,509,133 Estimated
Change on 2023-0.1%
Series high1,517,6002020
Series low172,0001961

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Sugar cane production in Nigeria, 1961 to 2024

0500K1M1.5M2M19611971198119912001201120241961: 172,000 tonnes1962: 185,000 tonnes1963: 265,000 tonnes1964: 348,000 tonnes1965: 452,000 tonnes1966: 441,000 tonnes1967: 534,000 tonnes1968: 545,000 tonnes1969: 574,000 tonnes1970: 607,000 tonnes1971: 638,000 tonnes1972: 666,000 tonnes1973: 618,000 tonnes1974: 670,000 tonnes1975: 700,000 tonnes1976: 735,000 tonnes1977: 765,000 tonnes1978: 770,000 tonnes1979: 815,000 tonnes1980: 870,000 tonnes1981: 926,000 tonnes1982: 900,000 tonnes1983: 810,000 tonnes1984: 821,000 tonnes1985: 862,000 tonnes1986: 897,000 tonnes1987: 882,000 tonnes1988: 888,000 tonnes1989: 900,000 tonnes1990: 920,000 tonnes1991: 888,000 tonnes1992: 896,000 tonnes1993: 905,000 tonnes1994: 633,000 tonnes1995: 589,000 tonnes1996: 615,000 tonnes1997: 675,000 tonnes1998: 675,000 tonnes1999: 682,000 tonnes2000: 695,000 tonnes2001: 705,000 tonnes2002: 750,000 tonnes2003: 798,000 tonnes2004: 854,000 tonnes2005: 914,000 tonnes2006: 987,000 tonnes2007: 1,506,000 tonnes2008: 1,412,070 tonnes2009: 1,401,680 tonnes2010: 1,009,000 tonnes2011: 988,794 tonnes2012: 1,180,914 tonnes2013: 1,301,531 tonnes2014: 1,413,512 tonnes2015: 1,449,963 tonnes2016: 1,487,173 tonnes2017: 1,496,330 tonnes2018: 1,499,276 tonnes2019: 1,503,576 tonnes2020: 1,517,600 tonnes2021: 1,506,817 tonnes2022: 1,509,331 tonnes2023: 1,511,250 tonnes2024: 1,509,133 tonnes0500K1M1.5M2M19611983200520241961: 172,000 tonnes1962: 185,000 tonnes1963: 265,000 tonnes1964: 348,000 tonnes1965: 452,000 tonnes1966: 441,000 tonnes1967: 534,000 tonnes1968: 545,000 tonnes1969: 574,000 tonnes1970: 607,000 tonnes1971: 638,000 tonnes1972: 666,000 tonnes1973: 618,000 tonnes1974: 670,000 tonnes1975: 700,000 tonnes1976: 735,000 tonnes1977: 765,000 tonnes1978: 770,000 tonnes1979: 815,000 tonnes1980: 870,000 tonnes1981: 926,000 tonnes1982: 900,000 tonnes1983: 810,000 tonnes1984: 821,000 tonnes1985: 862,000 tonnes1986: 897,000 tonnes1987: 882,000 tonnes1988: 888,000 tonnes1989: 900,000 tonnes1990: 920,000 tonnes1991: 888,000 tonnes1992: 896,000 tonnes1993: 905,000 tonnes1994: 633,000 tonnes1995: 589,000 tonnes1996: 615,000 tonnes1997: 675,000 tonnes1998: 675,000 tonnes1999: 682,000 tonnes2000: 695,000 tonnes2001: 705,000 tonnes2002: 750,000 tonnes2003: 798,000 tonnes2004: 854,000 tonnes2005: 914,000 tonnes2006: 987,000 tonnes2007: 1,506,000 tonnes2008: 1,412,070 tonnes2009: 1,401,680 tonnes2010: 1,009,000 tonnes2011: 988,794 tonnes2012: 1,180,914 tonnes2013: 1,301,531 tonnes2014: 1,413,512 tonnes2015: 1,449,963 tonnes2016: 1,487,173 tonnes2017: 1,496,330 tonnes2018: 1,499,276 tonnes2019: 1,503,576 tonnes2020: 1,517,600 tonnes2021: 1,506,817 tonnes2022: 1,509,331 tonnes2023: 1,511,250 tonnes2024: 1,509,133 tonnes
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Sugar cane, production, t (item 156, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodtonnes
20241,509,133 Estimated
20231,511,250 Estimated
20221,509,331 Estimated
20211,506,817 Estimated
20201,517,600 Estimated
20191,503,576 Estimated
20181,499,276 Estimated
20171,496,330 Estimated
20161,487,173
20151,449,963
20141,413,512
20131,301,531 Estimated
20121,180,914 Estimated
2011988,794 Estimated
20101,009,000 Estimated
20091,401,680
20081,412,070
20071,506,000
2006987,000
2005914,000
2004854,000
2003798,000
2002750,000
2001705,000
2000695,000
1999682,000
1998675,000
1997675,000
1996615,000
1995589,000
1994633,000
1993905,000
1992896,000
1991888,000
1990920,000
1989900,000
1988888,000
1987882,000
1986897,000
1985862,000
1984821,000
1983810,000
1982900,000
1981926,000
1980870,000
1979815,000
1978770,000
1977765,000
1976735,000
1975700,000
1974670,000
1973618,000
1972666,000
1971638,000
1970607,000
1969574,000
1968545,000
1967534,000
1966441,000
1965452,000
1964348,000
1963265,000
1962185,000
1961172,000

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Definition

Quantity of sugar cane stalks as harvested produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

Weight of cane, not of the sugar extracted from it. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

How to cite

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Sugar cane, production, t (item 156, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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APA 7

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Sugar cane, production, t (item 156, element 5510) (Sugar cane production, Nigeria, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

MLA 9

Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Sugar cane, production, t (item 156, element 5510), Sugar cane production, Nigeria, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/sugar-cane-production/nigeria. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Sugar cane, production, t (item 156, element 5510). Sugar cane production, Nigeria, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/sugar-cane-production/nigeria.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Sugar cane, production, t (item 156, element 5510), Sugar cane production, Nigeria, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/sugar-cane-production/nigeria (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Sugar cane production in Nigeria was 1,509,133 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 0.1% from 2023.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Sugar cane, production, t (item 156, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest sugar cane production in Nigeria?

1,517,600 tonnes in 2020, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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