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Table 1.2.4: Estimated Output of Major Agricultural Commodities> 1.2 > 1. > menu

(000 Tonnes)

Main crops 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996* 1997*
Staples 55964 60,854 65,756 78,691 81,802 84,286 88,080 90,185
Maize 5768 5810 6346 6290 6,902 6,931 6,217 6,285
Millet 5136 4100 4234 4602 4,757 5,563 5,803 5,997
Sorghum 4185 4346 4437 6051 6,197 6,997 7,514 7,954
Rice 2500 3185 3500 3,065 2,427 3,203 3,122 3,230
Wheat 544 455 423 33 35 44 47 49
Acha 39 43 47 50 55 58 64 67
Beans 1354 1352 1411 1576 1,545 1,751 1,847 1,957
Cassava 19,043 26,004 29,184 30,128 31,005 31,404 32,950 33,510
Potatoes 54 66 73 80 90 95 99 101
Yam 13624 16956 19305 21633 23,153 22,818 23,928 24,713
Cocoyam 731 829 940 1066 1,128 1,182 1,295 1,380
Plantain 1215 1339 1477 1623 1665 1623 1688 1758
Vegetables 1761 2025 2243 2494 2843 2608 3506 3814
Other Crops 11364 11892 12127 11456 11448 11270 12891 13042
Melon 208 219 231 243 253 287 317 320
Groundnut 1166 1361 1297 1416 1453 1579 2078 2101
Benniseed 44 46 49 52 56 60 64 69
Coconuts 118 129 135 140 145 149 151 154
Sheanuts 289 326 331 336 353 384 367 373
Soyabeans 218 145 159 163 188 287 322 326
Cotton seed 276 309 346 192 218 251 301 309
Palm Kernel 1190 1203 1321 491 503 543 548 550
Palm oil 730 760 792 825 847 687 776 780
Groundnut Oil 359 361 384 408 429 334 461 470
Cocoa 244 268 292 306 323 203 323 325
Coffee 303 320 338 358 372 109 178 184
Rubber 147 215 220 225 230 255 245 250
Sugar cane 920 888 896 905 633 589 615 620
Palm Wine 5121 5322 5322 5376 5444 5531 6122 6185
Tobacco 31 20 19 20 21 22 23 26

 

* Provisional

[source:Federal Office of Statistics (FOS), Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Production Yearbook; Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Annual Agricultural surveys and returns from the Federal Ministry of Agricultural.

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