What is cocoa bean yields in Nigeria?

Cocoa bean yields in Nigeria was 0.2691 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 cocoa bean yields recorded in Nigeria?

The highest recorded value was 0.498 tonnes per hectare in 1998.

What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Nigeria?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2 tonnes per hectare in 1983.

How does Nigeria rank for cocoa bean yields?

Nigeria ranks 46th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.

Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Nigeria?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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 Cocoa bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cocoa bean yields in Nigeria

Name: Cocoa bean yields in Nigeria
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Nigeria: Cocoa bean yields was 0.2691 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

0.2691 tonnes per hectare

Change on year

down 1.2%

World rank

46th

of 61 countries

All-time high

0.498 tonnes per hectare

in 1998

All-time low

0.2 tonnes per hectare

in 1983

Years of data

1961–2024

Cocoa bean 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

The most recent figure for cocoa bean yields in Nigeria is 0.2691 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Nigeria peaked at 0.498 tonnes per hectare in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2 tonnes per hectare, in 1983.

Nigeria ranks 46th of 61 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3179 tonnes per hectare	0.26 tonnes per hectare	0.4261 tonnes per hectare	9
1970s	0.3042 tonnes per hectare	0.2157 tonnes per hectare	0.4354 tonnes per hectare	10
1980s	0.2497 tonnes per hectare	0.2 tonnes per hectare	0.3616 tonnes per hectare	10
1990s	0.3882 tonnes per hectare	0.2576 tonnes per hectare	0.498 tonnes per hectare	10
2000s	0.3438 tonnes per hectare	0.2652 tonnes per hectare	0.4393 tonnes per hectare	10
2010s	0.2932 tonnes per hectare	0.2802 tonnes per hectare	0.315 tonnes per hectare	10
2020s	0.2787 tonnes per hectare	0.2691 tonnes per hectare	0.3009 tonnes per hectare	5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

43 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2796 tonnes per hectare compare
44 Jamaica 0.2783 tonnes per hectare compare
45 India 0.2737 tonnes per hectare compare
47 Samoa 0.1834 tonnes per hectare compare
48 Liberia 0.1644 tonnes per hectare compare
49 Angola 0.1607 tonnes per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 61 places →

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)

All data for Nigeria →

Frequently asked questions

What is cocoa bean yields in Nigeria?: Cocoa bean yields in Nigeria was 0.2691 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 cocoa bean yields recorded in Nigeria?: The highest recorded value was 0.498 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Nigeria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
How does Nigeria rank for cocoa bean yields?: Nigeria ranks 46th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Nigeria?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Cocoa bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cocoa bean yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 61 places, 3,632 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.