Nigeria's rice belt isn’t where you think it is.
From the paddies of the North Central zone yielding over 3.5 million metric tons, to the South East’s struggling output of just over half a million, a stark pattern emerges, not just in total production, but in how efficiently each region grows its rice.
While North Central leads both in total volume and yield per hectare (2.17 MT/ha), the South West and North East lag behind in productivity, clocking in at 1.78 and 1.69 MT/ha, respectively.
What do these numbers reveal? Not just regional disparities, but the untapped potential and overlooked weaknesses, in Nigeria's food security equation.
RICE PRODUCTION PER CAPITA — 2024
BY ZONE
Rice Production [MT] vs Population
North Central — 3.51m | 33.07m
North West — 2.12m | 62.42m
North East — 1.65m | 31.96m
South West — 736K | 43.70m
South South — 599K | 31.69m
South East — 521K | 24.85m
Rice Production per capita
North Central — 106.01Kg
North East — 51.51Kg
North West — 33.98Kg
South East — 20.98Kg
South South — 18.92Kg
South West — 16.85Kg
North Central — 3.51 million MT
North West — 2.12 million MT
North East — 1.65 million MT
South West — 736K MT
South South — 599K MT
South East — 521K MT
RICE YIELD, MT per Hectare
North Central — 2.17
North West — 2.12
South South — 2.12
South East — 1.83
South West — 1.78
North East — 1.69
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(Agricultural Productivity Survey, Federal Min of Agric)
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