Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 1.56 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.56 kg per hectare
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
142nd
of 180 countries
All-time high
1.66 kg per hectare
in 2022
All-time low
0.6078 kg per hectare
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Nigeria stood at 1.56 kg per hectare.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Nigeria peaked at 1.66 kg per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6078 kg per hectare, in 1966.
Nigeria ranks 142nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.743 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7828 kg per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.7637 kg per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.7178 kg per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6871 kg per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6078 kg per hectare | -11.5% |
| 1967 | 0.6935 kg per hectare | +14.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6711 kg per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.611 kg per hectare | -9.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7229 kg per hectare | +18.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7096 kg per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6549 kg per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6592 kg per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.9961 kg per hectare | +51.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9671 kg per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7252 kg per hectare | -25.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9326 kg per hectare | +28.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9161 kg per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.05 kg per hectare | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 1.09 kg per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 1.66 kg per hectare | +52.3% |
| 1982 | 1.63 kg per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.53 kg per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 1.27 kg per hectare | -17.0% |
| 1985 | 1.25 kg per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.16 kg per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 1.2 kg per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 1.31 kg per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 1.25 kg per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 1.15 kg per hectare | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 1.09 kg per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 1.16 kg per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 1.15 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.13 kg per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.21 kg per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 1.22 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.18 kg per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.2 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.24 kg per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.17 kg per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 1.23 kg per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 1.26 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.31 kg per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.37 kg per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 1.42 kg per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.51 kg per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 1.4 kg per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 1.6 kg per hectare | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 1.53 kg per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.53 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.33 kg per hectare | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4 kg per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.3 kg per hectare | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 1.56 kg per hectare | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 1.53 kg per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.6 kg per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.51 kg per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 1.55 kg per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.63 kg per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 1.62 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.62 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.66 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.55 kg per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 1.56 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1.56 kg per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.09 kg per hectare, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1.56 kg per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.35 kg per hectare, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +52.3% | 1.09 kg per hectare | 1.66 kg per hectare |
| 1974 | +51.1% | 0.6592 kg per hectare | 0.9961 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6975 kg per hectare | 0.6078 kg per hectare | 0.7828 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8337 kg per hectare | 0.6549 kg per hectare | 1.05 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.33 kg per hectare | 1.09 kg per hectare | 1.66 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 kg per hectare | 1.09 kg per hectare | 1.24 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 kg per hectare | 1.17 kg per hectare | 1.6 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 kg per hectare | 1.3 kg per hectare | 1.63 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 kg per hectare | 1.55 kg per hectare | 1.66 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 139 Trinidad and Tobago 1.6 kg per hectare compare
- 140 Mali 1.59 kg per hectare compare
- 141 Gabon 1.59 kg per hectare compare
- 143 Mauritania 1.54 kg per hectare compare
- 144 Algeria 1.54 kg per hectare compare
- 145 Kazakhstan 1.53 kg per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1218 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3622 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Nigeria?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Nigeria was 1.56 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 kg per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6078 kg per hectare in 1966.
- How does Nigeria rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 142nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.