Production of paddy rice in Nigeria 2010-2021
The volume of rice produced in Nigeria amounted to around 8.34 million metric tons in 2021. In the previous year, a lower quantity was produced, some 8.17 million metric tons. Generally, paddy rice production in the country fluctuated within the period under review. It increased overall from 2010 to 2016, peaked in 2017, with a value of 10.89 million metric tons, before starting to decline again.