Cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cereal yield vs gdp per capita was 1.56 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.56
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
142nd
of 180 countries
All-time high
1.66
in 2022
All-time low
0.6078
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Nigeria stood at 1.56.
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 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6078, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6975 | 0.6078 | 0.7828 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8337 | 0.6549 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.33 | 1.09 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 | 1.09 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 | 1.17 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 | 1.3 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 | 1.55 | 1.66 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 139 Trinidad and Tobago 1.6 compare
- 140 Mali 1.59 compare
- 141 Gabon 1.59 compare
- 143 Mauritania 1.54 compare
- 144 Algeria 1.54 compare
- 145 Kazakhstan 1.53 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)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 22.98 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 22.98 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 18.28 million hectares (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 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs gdp per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs gdp per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6078 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 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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