Cereal yield — all countries

Cereal yield — Nigeria

Cereal yield in Nigeria in 2024 — 1,558 kg/ha. Ranked 58 in the world out of 79. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 109.7%.

2024 1,558 kg/ha +0.61% vs 2023
World rank 58of 79
Period maximum 1,660 kg/ha2022
Period minimum 608 kg/ha1966

Trend over time

1961–2024 · kg per hectare

Cereal yield — Nigeria, 1961–20245001,0001,5002,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 743 kg/ha1963: 764 kg/ha1965: 687 kg/ha1967: 694 kg/ha1969: 611 kg/ha1971: 710 kg/ha1973: 659 kg/ha1975: 967 kg/ha1977: 933 kg/ha1979: 1,053 kg/ha1981: 1,656 kg/ha1983: 1,526 kg/ha1985: 1,248 kg/ha1987: 1,203 kg/ha1989: 1,253 kg/ha1991: 1,094 kg/ha1993: 1,153 kg/ha1995: 1,211 kg/ha1997: 1,183 kg/ha1999: 1,239 kg/ha2001: 1,234 kg/ha2003: 1,309 kg/ha2005: 1,422 kg/ha2007: 1,400 kg/ha2009: 1,531 kg/ha2011: 1,334 kg/ha2013: 1,297 kg/ha2015: 1,527 kg/ha2017: 1,506 kg/ha2019: 1,630 kg/ha2021: 1,622 kg/ha2023: 1,549 kg/ha2024: 1,558 kg/ha
Change over the period: +815 (+109.69%) Average annual rate: 1.18 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nigeria

Nigeria 1,558 kg/ha
World 3,955 kg/ha
Sub-Saharan Africa 1,453 kg/ha
Cereal yield — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2024 1,558 +9 +0.61%
2023 1,549 −111 −6.68%
2022 1,660 +38 +2.32%
2021 1,622 +2 +0.12%
2020 1,620 −10 −0.6%
2019 1,630 +80 +5.19%
2018 1,549 +43 +2.87%
2017 1,506 −91 −5.69%
2016 1,597 +70 +4.57%
2015 1,527 −28 −1.82%
2014 1,555 +258 +19.9%
2013 1,297 −102 −7.27%
2012 1,399 +65 +4.84%
2011 1,334 −194 −12.67%
2010 1,528 −3 −0.2%
2009 1,531 −67 −4.21%
2008 1,598 +199 +14.19%
2007 1,400 −108 −7.14%
2006 1,508 +86 +6.04%
2005 1,422 +49 +3.56%
2004 1,373 +64 +4.89%
2003 1,309 +54 +4.27%
2002 1,255 +22 +1.75%
2001 1,234 +62 +5.3%
2000 1,172 −68 −5.47%
1999 1,239 +38 +3.12%
1998 1,202 +19 +1.61%
1997 1,183 −38 −3.08%
1996 1,220 +10 +0.82%
1995 1,211 +78 +6.91%
1994 1,132 −21 −1.8%
1993 1,153 −11 −0.94%
1992 1,164 +70 +6.39%
1991 1,094 −54 −4.69%
1990 1,148 −105 −8.38%
1989 1,253 −53 −4.03%
1988 1,306 +103 +8.52%
1987 1,203 +46 +4%
1986 1,157 −91 −7.31%
1985 1,248 −18 −1.45%
1984 1,266 −260 −17.02%
1983 1,526 −107 −6.55%
1982 1,633 −23 −1.37%
1981 1,656 +569 +52.3%
1980 1,087 +34 +3.2%
1979 1,053 +137 +14.98%
1978 916 −17 −1.77%
1977 933 +207 +28.6%
1976 725 −242 −25.01%
1975 967 −29 −2.91%
1974 996 +337 +51.11%
1973 659 +4 +0.66%
1972 655 −55 −7.71%
1971 710 −13 −1.84%
1970 723 +112 +18.31%
1969 611 −60 −8.96%
1968 671 −22 −3.23%
1967 694 +86 +14.1%
1966 608 −79 −11.54%
1965 687 −31 −4.28%
1964 718 −46 −6.01%
1963 764 −19 −2.44%
1962 783 +40 +5.36%
1961 743

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About the indicator

The yield of cereal crops in kilograms per hectare of harvested area. The gap between countries reaches tenfold and is explained by climate, varieties, fertilizer application and the level of farming technique. Rising yields are the main source of the growth in world food production, with the area under cereals almost unchanged.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the land under cereal production: it is the whole harvest of the group divided by all of its harvested area. Yield depends not only on technology but also on climate and on the mix of crops grown.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.