In 2021, agricultural exports from Nigeria stood at nearly ***** billion Nigerian naira (NGN) (*** billion U.S. dollars). This was the highest export value in the period reviewed. In 2020, the amount reached approximately ***** billion NGN (***** million U.S. dollars), up from a low of roughly *** billion NGN (*** million U.S. dollars) in the preceding year.

Nigeria Exports: Agricultural Goods data was reported at 23,623.135 NGN mn in Mar 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 24,803.204 NGN mn for Feb 2019. Nigeria Exports: Agricultural Goods data is updated monthly, averaging 13,808.070 NGN mn from Jan 2016 (Median) to Mar 2019, with 39 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 38,717.960 NGN mn in Nov 2018 and a record low of 3,969.126 NGN mn in Sep 2016. Nigeria Exports: Agricultural Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.JA010: Exports by Sectors.

In 2021, Europe was Nigeria's main trade partner in terms of agricultural product exports. As of the ************** of 2021, the export value of agricultural products to Asia amounted to approximately **** billion Nigerian naira (NGN) - roughly ***** million U.S. dollars. Asia was the second largest destination region for the products, as the exports added up to around **** billion NGN, corresponding to ***** million U.S. dollars.

Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) in Nigeria was reported at 0.38112 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Nigeria - Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

This statistic shows the estimated value of export of commodities from Nigeria in 2023. In 2023, agricultural products with an estimated worth of **** billion U.S. dollars were exported from Nigeria.

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Nigeria was reported at 3.7833 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Nigeria - Food exports (% of merchandise exports) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

In 2021, Europe was Nigeria's main trade partner in agricultural product imports. During the fourth quarter of 2021, the import value of agricultural products from Europe amounted to approximately 394 .2 billion Nigerian naira (NGN), roughly ***** million U.S. dollars. Asia was the second largest resource region for agricultural products, whose exports to Nigeria added up to over *** billion NGN, around ***** million U.S. dollars.

Nigeria Exports to United Kingdom was US$1.26 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Nigeria Exports to United Kingdom - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Nigeria NG: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Agricultural Raw Materials data was reported at 0.211 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.160 % for 2016. Nigeria NG: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Agricultural Raw Materials data is updated yearly, averaging 0.571 % from Dec 1962 (Median) to 2017, with 44 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.877 % in 1963 and a record low of 0.006 % in 2000. Nigeria NG: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Agricultural Raw Materials data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank.WDI: Exports. Agricultural raw materials comprise SITC section 2 (crude materials except fuels) excluding divisions 22, 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap).; ; World Bank staff estimates through the WITS platform from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.; Weighted average; Merchandise export shares may not sum to 100 percent because of unclassified trade.

Abstract

In the recent past, three survey projects had been conducted by the Technical Committee of the Consultative Committee on Agricultural Export Commodities Statistics (CCAECS). The survey projects include: Pilot test 2002/2003, 2004/2005 and 2005/2006. The projects were jointly carried out by four federal agencies namely: National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development (FMA&RD) and Federal Ministry of Commerce (FMC).

Obviously, the results obtained from these joint projects would add value to agricultural production in the country. It is believed that the survey results would give both government and non-governmental agencies ample opportunity to address the ugly situation of dearth of reliable statistical data on export crops.

The survey covered the following fourteen crops: Cashew, Cocoa, Coffee, Cotton, Garlic, Ginger, Groundnut, Gum Arabic, Oil palm, Rubber, Sesame seed, Sheanuts, Sugar cane and Tea.

This report is based on the 2005/06 survey result which is the third edition of the series and the most recent conclusive project.

The major objectives of the survey include: i. To ascertain the spread of the cultivation of each of the fourteen export crops within Nigeria in terms of area cultivated by state. ii. To provide a national baseline data on agricultural export commodities. iii. To provide structural data on agricultural export commodities in Nigeria. iv. To obtain socio-economic data and demographic characteristics of holders within households. v. To provide production estimates at national and state levels.

Geographic coverage

National Coverage

Analysis unit

Households

Universe

Household export crop holder

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The first frame was the list of 774 LGAs nationwide. The second frame was the list of EAs demarcated by the National Population Commission during the 1991 population census. 192 LGAs were selected nationwide. A 2-stage sample design was employed.

In the first stage,10 EAs were systematically selected from each sampled LGA. Of the expected 1,920 EAs, only 1,855 were found to have export crops and were eventually studied.

In the second stage,10 export crop farming housing units were systematically selected from each sampled EA (provided there were more than 10 farming housing units in the EA). Where there were 10 or less farming housing units, no selection was required and all available housing units were studied.

Out of the 18,550 export crop farming housing units expected to be covered, 16,310 were canvassed.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face paper [f2f]

Cleaning operations

The completed questionnaires were collated and edited manually (a) Office editing and coding were done by the editor using visual control of the questionnaire before data entry (b) Imps was used to design the data entry template provided as external resource (c) Six operator plus two supervisors and two progammers were used (d) Six machines were used for data entry (e) After data entry, supervisor ran frequencies on each section to see that all the questionnaire was entered (f) Conversion program was written to convert the data to spss also provided as external resource

Response rate

On national basis, 100 percent response rate was acheived at LGA level and 96.61 percent at EA level while 87.92 percent was acheived at export crop farming housing units level.

Over *** billion U.S. dollars of food, including fish, were exported from Nigeria in 2022. Fruit and vegetables represented the category with the highest export value, at around *** million U.S. dollars. This was followed by fish, amounting to ** million U.S. dollars.

Abstract

Four federal agencies namely, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development (FMA&RD), and Federal Ministry of Commerce (FMC), jointly conducted three survey rounds through the National Survey of Agricultural Exportable crop Commodities (NSAEC). It is believed that the survey results would give both government and non-governmental agencies ample opportunity to address the paucity of reliable agricultural data in Nigeria.

The survey included 14 export crops: cashew, cocoa, coffee, garlic, ginger, groundnut, arabic gum, palm oil, rubber, sesame seeds, shea nuts, sugar cane, and tea.

This dataset is based on the third round of the National Survey of Agricultural Export Commodities. Previous rounds were conducted in 2002/2003 and 2004/2005.

The major objectives of the survey included:

i. To ascertain the spread of the cultivation of each of the fourteen export crops within Nigeria in terms of area cultivated by state.

ii. To provide national baseline data on agricultural export commodities.

iii. To provide structural data on agricultural export commodities in Nigeria.

iv. To obtain socio-economic data and demographic characteristics of holders within households.

v. To provide production estimates at national and state levels.

Geographic coverage

National and state

Analysis unit

Household

Universe

Household export crop holders

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

A 2-stage sample design was employed.

In the first stage, 192 Local Government Areas (LGAs) from the complete list of 774 LGAs were selected nationwide. Next 10 enumeration areas (EAs), demarcated by the National Population Commission during the 1991 population census, were systematically selected from each sampled LGA, for a total of 1,920 EAs.

In the second stage, 10 export crop farming housing units were systematically selected from each sampled EA (provided there were more than 10 farming housing units in the EA). Where there were 10 or less farming housing units no selection was required, and all available housing units were studied.

Sampling deviation

Of the expected 1,920 EAs only 1,855 were found to have export crops and were eventually studied. Out of the 18,550 export crop farm housing units expected to be covered, 16,310 were canvassed.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Agricultural Holding Questionnaire:

Section I: Holding Identification Section Ii: Access to Land
Section Iii: Source of Funds
Section Iv: Export Crop Farming Section Vii: Market Channel Section Viii: Quantity Sold Section X: Quantity Consumed
Section Xi: Use of Fertilizer
Section Xii: Use of Pesticides Section Xiii: Use of Improved Seedling/Seed

Some modifications were made on the 2003 questionnaire.

Cleaning operations

All questionnaires were retrieved from the field by the enumerators and submitted to the sub-offices. Next the questionnaires were organized according to EAs and were taken to the NBS state offices and finally to the zonal offices. Three NBS zonal headquarters (Ibadan, Kaduna and Enugu) were chosen for the last destination of retrieval of the questionnaires. In the case of southwest and north-central zones were merged together for the submission their records at NBS zonal headquarters in Ibadan. Northwest and northeast zones were combined to submit their records at NBS zonal headquarters in Kaduna. Finally, the southeast and southern zones were joined together to submit their records to NBS zonal headquarters in Enugu.

The completed questionnaires were collated and edited manually:

a. Office editing and coding were done by the editor using visual control of the questionnaire before data entry b. Imps was used to design the data entry template provided as an external resource c. Six operators plus two supervisor and two programmers were used d. Six machines were used for data entry e. After data entry, supervisors run frequencies on each section to see that all the questionnaire were entered f. Conversion programs were written to convert the data to SPSS also provided as an external resource

Response rate

On a national basis, 100% response rate was acheived at the LGA level and 96.61% at the EA level. While 87.92% was acheived at the export crop farming housing units level.

Sampling error estimates

No sampling error estimate

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Indonesia Agricultural Export: Crude Palm Oil: Volume: Nigeria data was reported at 4,000.000 Ton in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,000.000 Ton for 2014. Indonesia Agricultural Export: Crude Palm Oil: Volume: Nigeria data is updated yearly, averaging 2,858.500 Ton from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2016, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25,600.000 Ton in 2008 and a record low of 1,000.000 Ton in 2014. Indonesia Agricultural Export: Crude Palm Oil: Volume: Nigeria data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Indonesia Premium Database’s Agriculture Sector – Table ID.RID009: Agricultural Trade: Export: Crude Palm Oil: Volume: by Country.

China Exports of agricultural for soil preparation to Nigeria was US$15.99 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. China Exports of agricultural for soil preparation to Nigeria - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

Indonesia Agricultural Export: Other Palm Oil: Volume: Nigeria data was reported at 32,795.000 Ton in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 52,867.000 Ton for 2016. Indonesia Agricultural Export: Other Palm Oil: Volume: Nigeria data is updated yearly, averaging 32,795.000 Ton from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2017, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 255,052.000 Ton in 2014 and a record low of 27.000 Ton in 2007. Indonesia Agricultural Export: Other Palm Oil: Volume: Nigeria data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Indonesia Premium Database’s Agriculture Sector – Table ID.RID009: Agricultural Trade: Export: Crude Palm Oil: Volume: by Country.

Indonesia Agricultural Export: Tea: Volume: Black Tea: Nigeria data was reported at 24.200 kg th in 2008. This records a decrease from the previous number of 54.667 kg th for 2007. Indonesia Agricultural Export: Tea: Volume: Black Tea: Nigeria data is updated yearly, averaging 36.300 kg th from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2008, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 54.667 kg th in 2007 and a record low of 24.200 kg th in 2008. Indonesia Agricultural Export: Tea: Volume: Black Tea: Nigeria data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Indonesia Premium Database’s Agriculture Sector – Table ID.RID003: Agricultural Trade: Export: Tea: Volume: by Country.

Abstract

The major objectives of the survey include: i. To ascertain the spread of the cultivation of each of the sixteen export crops within Nigeria in terms of area cultivated by State. ii. To provide a national basic data series on agricultural export commodities. iii. To provide structural data on agricultural export commodities in Nigeria. iv. To obtain socio-economic data and demographic characteristics of holders within households. v. To provide production estimates at national and State levels.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

State, household, individual

Universe

Farming households that export the selected crops from the national sample.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

192 LGAs were selected nationwide. A 2-stage sample design was employed. In the first stage, 10 EAs were systematically selected from each sampled LGA. Of the expected 1,920 EAs, only 1,855 were found to have export crops and were eventually studied. In the second stage, 10 export crop farming housing units were systematically selected from each sampled EA (provided there were more than 10 farming housing units in the EA). Where there were 10 or less farming housing units, no selection was required and all available housing units were studied.

Sampling deviation

No deviations

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

The questionnaire has a total of thirteen sections, listed below:

Section (i) Holding Characteristics (Qu. 1-3) Section (ii) Access to land (Qu.4-6) Section (iii) Sources of fund (Qu.7) Section (iv) Export-crop farming (Qu.8-10) Section (v) Farm implements (Qu.11-14) Section (vi) Storage/Processing (Qu.15-18) Section (vii) Employment in export crop farms (Qu.19) Section (viii) Market channels (Qu.20) Section (ix) Farm gate sales (Qu.21) Section (x) Open market sales (Qu.22&23) Section (xi) Consumption from own production (Qu.24) Section (xii) Use of fertilizers (Qu.25-31) Section (xiii) Use of pesticides, insecticides/herbicides(Qu.32-37) Section (xiv) Use of improved seedlings/seeds (Qu.38-43)

Cleaning operations

The completed questionnaires were collated and edited manually before data entry operation was carried out by the NBS staff in the six designated NBS zonal headquarters. Machine data editing, table generation and analysis were carried out by NBS staff at NBS headquarters, Abuja, followed by report writing by the Consultative Committee on Agricultural Export Commodity Statistics (CCAECS).

Response rate

Nationally, a 100 percent response rate was acheived at LGA level. 96.61 percent at EA level while 84.00 percent was acheived at export crop farming housing units level. Reasons for non-response was not given.

Sampling error estimates

No sampling error estimate

Abstract

An 'agricultural export commodity' is defined as an exportable crop that is currently grown in country and has great potential for generating foreign exchange for the nation. The 14 crops under consideration in Nigeria are rubber, coffee, cocoa, sesame seed, garlic, tea, ginger, gum arabic, cashew nut, oil palm, groundnut, cotton, sugarcane and shea nut.

Nigeria is earning some foreign exchange from the 14 export crops covered in the survey.

The objective of the survey is to provide a national baseline data on agricultural commodities. Furthermore, the annual survey, among others will help to:

  1. Provide structural data on agricultural export commodities in Nigeria, 

  2. Obtain socio-economic data and demographic characteristics of holders within households, and

  3. Provide production estimates at national and state levels.

Geographic coverage

National, state, and sector (urban/rural).

Analysis unit

Household

Universe

Household export crop farmers and modern agricultural export crop holders.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The sampling design employed a two-phase, two-stage sample selection procedure.

Phase 1, stage 1: The listing exercises were conducted during phase 1, stage 1. A total of 192 Local Government Areas (LGAs) were selected throughout the federation and 10 enumeration areas (EAs) were selected in each LGA, totaling 1,920 EAs throughout the country including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Most of these LGAs were selected based on the information that they were producing one or more of the 14 selected export crops. No less than three LGAs were selected from each state and FCT.

Phase 1, stage 2: Ten (10) export crop farming housing units were selected in each EA using a systematic selection approach during phase 1, stage 2. All households in each export crop farming housing unit were administered the holding questionnaires.

Phase 2, stage 1: During phase 2, stage 1 the crop cutting exercise were conducted, which included the farm survey, laying yield plots, and harvesting. All 10 EAs in each LGA, covered in the first phase, were selected for crop cutting exercises.

Sampling deviation

No deviation.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Federal Republic of Nigeria The National Survey on Agricultural Export Commodities was conducted by the Central Bank of Nigeria in collaboration with the National Bureau of Statistics, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and Federal Ministry of Commerce.

Holding Questionnaire:

Section I: Holding Identification Section Ii: Access to Land
Section Iii: Source of Funds
Section Iv: Export Crop Farming Section Vii: Market Channel Section Viii: Quantity Sold Section X: Quantity Consumed
Section Xi: Use of Fertilizer
Section Xii: Use of Pesticides Section Xiii: Use of Improved Seedling/Seed

Cleaning operations

The completed questionnaires were collated and edited manually:

(a) Office editing and coding was done by the editor using visual control of the questionnaire before data entry (b) Imps was used to design the data entry template provided as an external resource (c) Six operators plus two supervisors and two programmers were used (d) Six machines were used for data entry (e) The data entry staff used 20 days to do the entries (f) The supervisor used 5 days to check the entries (g) A conversion program was written to convert the data to SPSS which was also provided as an external resource

Response rate

The 2003 Nigeria AGREXP survey achieved a response rate of about 74.86% at the Housing Unit level.

Reasons for non-response was not given.

Sampling error estimates

No sampling error estimate

Data appraisal

In order to ensure high quality data, a two-phase quality check was put in place. During the first phase, the officers skim-checked 10 listing forms and selected 10 holding questionnaires in selected EAs in each state and FCT.

During the second phase, 10 listing forms from 10 holding questionnaires were chosen to be spot-checked from selected EAs in each state and FCT.

Farmers were randomly selected and visited on their farms to authenticate the data entries made by enumerators.

Nigeria NG: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Food data was reported at 1.649 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.965 % for 2016. Nigeria NG: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Food data is updated yearly, averaging 3.679 % from Dec 1962 (Median) to 2017, with 44 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 64.524 % in 1962 and a record low of 0.016 % in 2001. Nigeria NG: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Food data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank.WDI: Exports. Food comprises the commodities in SITC sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and SITC division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels).; ; World Bank staff estimates through the WITS platform from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.; Weighted average; Merchandise export shares may not sum to 100 percent because of unclassified trade.