Cassava yields in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cassava yields was 5.84 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cassava yields in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 5.84 tonnes per hectare for cassava yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava yields in Nigeria peaked at 12.22 tonnes per hectare in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.78 tonnes per hectare, in 2020.
Nigeria ranks 80th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.43 tonnes per hectare | 8.77 tonnes per hectare | 9.98 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.3 tonnes per hectare | 9.5 tonnes per hectare | 11.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.19 tonnes per hectare | 9.05 tonnes per hectare | 11.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.72 tonnes per hectare | 9.6 tonnes per hectare | 11.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.84 tonnes per hectare | 9.6 tonnes per hectare | 12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.67 tonnes per hectare | 5.83 tonnes per hectare | 12.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.95 tonnes per hectare | 5.78 tonnes per hectare | 6.2 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 77 Cuba 6.16 tonnes per hectare compare
- 78 Cote d'Ivoire 6.09 tonnes per hectare compare
- 79 Comoros 5.99 tonnes per hectare compare
- 81 Dominican Republic 5.79 tonnes per hectare compare
- 82 French Guiana 5.57 tonnes per hectare compare
- 83 Sao Tome and Principe 5.52 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 66.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.0% (2025)
- Rural population 86.04 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 36.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 18.28 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava yields in Nigeria?
- Cassava yields in Nigeria was 5.84 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cassava yields recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 12.22 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
- What is the lowest cassava yields recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.78 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- How does Nigeria rank for cassava yields?
- Nigeria ranks 80th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava yields rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cassava yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.