Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 1.56 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use 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
In 2024, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Nigeria stood at 1.56 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Nigeria peaked at 1.66 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6078 tonnes per hectare, in 1966.
Nigeria ranks 145th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6975 tonnes per hectare | 0.6078 tonnes per hectare | 0.7828 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8337 tonnes per hectare | 0.6549 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Nigeria?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Nigeria was 1.56 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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6078 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- How does Nigeria rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Nigeria ranks 145th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.