Nigeria Weekly Staple Food Prices Since 2021

FEWS NET provides weekly staple food price data for Nigeria, collected since 2021. The dataset is available in XLSX, JSON, and CSV formats and is licensed under CC-BY. It supports market analysis and time-series tracking of key agricultural commodities.

Use Cases

• Analyze weekly price trends for staple crops to identify seasonal patterns and market volatility.
• Model price relationships between different food commodities across Nigerian markets.
• Track food price inflation over time using the weekly time-series data from 2021 onward.

Strengths

• Data collection began in 2021, providing multiple years of weekly observations.
• Published in three common formats (XLSX, JSON, CSV) for flexible access.
• Managed by FEWS NET, a specialized organization in food security monitoring.

Limitations

• The specific number of data rows, columns, and file size is unknown.
• Data granularity (e.g., specific markets or crops listed) is not detailed in the provided input.

Provenance

Source

FEWS NET

Collection Method

Collected weekly by FEWS NET.

Time Range

Since 2021.

Freshness

Updated as recently as March 2026.

Geography

Nigeria.