Change of cereal yield vs land used in Nigeria
Nigeria: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 1.56 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change of cereal yield vs land used in Nigeria is 1.56, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Nigeria peaked at 1.66 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6078, in 1966.
That places Nigeria 145th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.743 | — |
| 1962 | 0.7828 | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.7637 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.7178 | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6871 | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6078 | -11.5% |
| 1967 | 0.6935 | +14.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6711 | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.611 | -9.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7229 | +18.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7096 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6549 | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6592 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.9961 | +51.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9671 | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7252 | -25.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9326 | +28.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9161 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.05 | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 1.09 | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 1.66 | +52.3% |
| 1982 | 1.63 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.53 | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 1.27 | -17.0% |
| 1985 | 1.25 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.16 | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 1.2 | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 1.31 | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 1.25 | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 1.15 | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 1.09 | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 1.16 | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 1.15 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.13 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.21 | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 1.22 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.18 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.2 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.24 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.17 | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 1.23 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 1.26 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.31 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.37 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 1.42 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.51 | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 1.4 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 1.6 | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 1.53 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.53 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.33 | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.3 | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 1.56 | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 1.53 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.6 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.51 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 1.55 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.63 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 1.62 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.62 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.66 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.55 | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 1.56 | +0.6% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1.56 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02, 77% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1.56 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.34, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change of cereal yield vs land used 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 | 1.66 |
| 1974 | +51.1% | 0.6592 | 0.9961 |
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
More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.9222 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1938 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.5433 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2993 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Nigeria?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Nigeria was 1.56 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 in 2022.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6078 in 1966.
- How does Nigeria rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Nigeria ranks 145th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used 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 Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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