Ginger, raw — Yield in Nigeria
Nigeria: Ginger, raw — Yield was 8,598 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Ginger, raw — Yield in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, ginger, raw — yield in Nigeria stood at 8,598 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 143.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ginger, raw — yield in Nigeria peaked at 9,408 kg/ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 500 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 23rd out of 40 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Ginger, raw — Yield in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 500 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 518.2 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 533.3 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 534.9 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 533.8 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 534.6 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 515.3 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 530.7 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 601.3 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 620.3 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 650 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 648.1 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 658.7 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 688.2 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 690.6 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 701.6 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 3,337 kg/ha | +375.7% |
| 2008 | 3,144 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 3,226 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 3,100 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 9,408 kg/ha | +203.5% |
| 2012 | 4,043 kg/ha | -57.0% |
| 2013 | 4,004 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 3,539 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 6,054 kg/ha | +71.1% |
| 2016 | 9,078 kg/ha | +49.9% |
| 2017 | 8,689 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 7,854 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 7,245 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 6,676 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 6,911 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 7,806 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 8,637 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 8,598 kg/ha | -0.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 8,598 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8,598 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 8,598 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,598 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ginger, raw — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +375.7% | 701.6 kg/ha | 3,337 kg/ha |
| 2011 | +203.5% | 3,100 kg/ha | 9,408 kg/ha |
| 2015 | +71.1% | 3,539 kg/ha | 6,054 kg/ha |
| 2012 | -57.0% | 9,408 kg/ha | 4,043 kg/ha |
| 2016 | +49.9% | 6,054 kg/ha | 9,078 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 500 kg/ha | 500 kg/ha | 500 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 500 kg/ha | 500 kg/ha | 500 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 500 kg/ha | 500 kg/ha | 500 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 530.21 kg/ha | 500 kg/ha | 601.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,436 kg/ha | 620.3 kg/ha | 3,337 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,301 kg/ha | 3,100 kg/ha | 9,408 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,726 kg/ha | 6,676 kg/ha | 8,637 kg/ha | 5 |
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- 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 ginger, raw — yield in Nigeria?
- Ginger, raw — yield in Nigeria was 8,598 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ginger, raw — yield recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 9,408 kg/ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest ginger, raw — yield recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for ginger, raw — yield?
- Nigeria ranks 23rd out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ginger, raw — yield rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Ginger, raw — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.