Coffee bean yields in Nigeria
Nigeria: Coffee bean yields was 1.31 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.31 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
12th
of 82 countries
All-time high
1.44 tonnes per hectare
in 2006
All-time low
0.1833 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Coffee 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 coffee bean yields in Nigeria is 1.31 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in Nigeria peaked at 1.44 tonnes per hectare in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1833 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 12th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Coffee bean yields in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1833 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | +81.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +50.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2853 tonnes per hectare | -57.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3933 tonnes per hectare | +37.9% |
| 1969 | 0.796 tonnes per hectare | +102.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5002 tonnes per hectare | -37.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4995 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5233 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7559 tonnes per hectare | +44.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8824 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9143 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9389 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9676 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.93 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9896 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1.31 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5325 tonnes per hectare, 2.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1.31 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4357 tonnes per hectare, 3.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coffee bean yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +102.4% | 0.3933 tonnes per hectare | 0.796 tonnes per hectare |
| 1962 | +81.8% | 0.1833 tonnes per hectare | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare |
| 1967 | -57.2% | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 0.2853 tonnes per hectare |
| 1964 | +50.0% | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare |
| 1989 | +44.4% | 0.5233 tonnes per hectare | 0.7559 tonnes per hectare |
| 1968 | +37.9% | 0.2853 tonnes per hectare | 0.3933 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4435 tonnes per hectare | 0.1833 tonnes per hectare | 0.796 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.4995 tonnes per hectare | 0.5002 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5279 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.7559 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.8824 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 coffee bean yields in Nigeria?
- Coffee bean yields in Nigeria was 1.31 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 coffee bean yields recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1833 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for coffee bean yields?
- Nigeria ranks 12th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Coffee bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.