Rising food prices worsen Nigeria’s food insecurity - Orodata
New reports from Orodata Science indicate that rising food prices and economic constraints have significantly worsened food insecurity in Nigeria. Data shows that over 60% of households are struggling to afford nutritious food.
Why it matters
The findings underscore a deepening humanitarian and economic crisis in Africa's most populous nation.
Rising food prices and the high cost of nutritious diets are worsening food insecurity in Nigeria, according to two reports by Orodata Science.
The reports, titled “Food Insecurity in Nigeria” and “The Price of Eating Well in Nigeria,” were released on Friday in Lagos to mark World Food Day.
The reports combine official household survey data with visualisations to examine how food prices, limited incomes and regional disparities affect access to adequate and nutritious food.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics General Household Survey-Panel Wave 5 (2023/24), 37 per cent of Nigerian households experienced food shortages in the preceding 12 months.
The report showed that the North East recorded the highest rate, with 53 per cent of households experiencing food shortages, compared with 25.7 per cent in the North Central.
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