Maize production rose 2.78% to 12,745 kt in Nigeria in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, maize production in Nigeria reached an all time high of 12,745 kt in 2021 and an all time low of 488 kt in 1979. When compared to Nigeria's main peers, maize production in Benin amounted to 1,628 kt, 2,100 kt in Cameroon, 365 kt in Chad and 5.68 kt in Niger in 2021.
Nigeria has been ranked 14th within the group of 153 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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