Cereal yield in Nigeria
Cereal farms in Nigeria harvested 1,558 kg per hectare in 2024.
Nigeria, 2024
1,558
Change from 2023
+0.6%
World, 2023
4,229 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
137th of 176
Cereal yield in Nigeria over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Kilograms per hectare. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,558 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 1,549 kg per hectare | 4,229 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 1,660 kg per hectare | 4,186 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 1,622 kg per hectare | 4,176 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 1,620 kg per hectare | 4,118 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 1,630 kg per hectare | 4,122 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 1,549 kg per hectare | 4,022 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 1,506 kg per hectare | 4,067 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 1,597 kg per hectare | 4,018 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 1,527 kg per hectare | 3,932 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 1,555 kg per hectare | 3,893 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 1,297 kg per hectare | 3,830 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 1,399 kg per hectare | 3,612 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 1,334 kg per hectare | 3,656 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 1,528 kg per hectare | 3,563 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 1,531 kg per hectare | 3,558 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 1,598 kg per hectare | 3,545 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 1,400 kg per hectare | 3,371 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 1,508 kg per hectare | 3,281 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 1,422 kg per hectare | 3,276 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 1,373 kg per hectare | 3,359 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 1,309 kg per hectare | 3,119 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 1,255 kg per hectare | 3,076 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 1,234 kg per hectare | 3,133 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 1,172 kg per hectare | 3,061 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6% from 1,549 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1,555 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +0.2%.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2024, Nigeria has the 137th highest value.
More for Nigeria
All statistics for Nigeria
Agricultural land
77.1%
2024 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
22.2%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.17e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
80.5%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.98e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
7.9e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT