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Where does Nigeria get its wheat? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Nigeria imported $2.1 billion of wheat (5 million tonnes), 3.7% of the world total. Its main sources were Lithuania (24%), Poland (21%) and Latvia (20%). Nigeria was the world’s 5th-largest importer of wheat.

Summary

Value
$2.1billion
Tonnes
5million tonnes
Share of world total
3.7%
World rank
5th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 17 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Lithuania513Tonnes: 1,403,550USD per tonne: $25224.4%Sea
Poland450Tonnes: 881,626USD per tonne: $25221.4%Sea
Latvia426Tonnes: 1,079,053USD per tonne: $23620.3%Sea
Canada229Tonnes: 811,356USD per tonne: $28210.9%Sea
Russia152Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —7.2%Sea
United States148Tonnes: 534,815USD per tonne: $2777%Sea
Romania58.7Tonnes: 112,950USD per tonne: $2382.8%Sea
United Arab Emirates44Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —2.1%Sea
Estonia39.8Tonnes: 106,560USD per tonne: $2401.9%Sea
France16.6Tonnes: 33,000USD per tonne: $2300.79%Sea
Argentina14.3Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.68%Sea
Turkey6.1Tonnes: 4,102USD per tonne: $1,4750.29%Air
Portugal3.1Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.15%Sea
Togo0.08Tonnes: 592USD per tonne: $1380%Sea
Lebanon0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $5,2240%Sea
Mexico< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $15,4830%Sea
United Kingdom< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Lithuania has been its main source since 2024

Value in USD millions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Lithuania 513
  • Poland 450
  • Latvia 426
  • Canada 229
  • Russia 152

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Lithuania0513
Poland0450
Latvia0426
Canada0229
Russia0152

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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