Index of cereal production yield and land use in Nigeria
Nigeria: Index of cereal production yield and land use was 18.28 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.28 million
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
8th
of 186 countries
All-time high
19.41 million
in 2007
All-time low
4.86 million
in 1981
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Index of cereal production yield and land use in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, index of cereal production yield and land use in Nigeria stood at 18.28 million.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, index of cereal production yield and land use in Nigeria peaked at 19.41 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.86 million, in 1981.
Nigeria ranks 8th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Index of cereal production yield and land use in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.62 million | — |
| 1962 | 10.63 million | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 10.74 million | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 11.29 million | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 12.24 million | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 10.10 million | -17.5% |
| 1967 | 10.63 million | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 11.04 million | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 14.40 million | +30.4% |
| 1970 | 12.42 million | -13.7% |
| 1971 | 11.74 million | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 8.87 million | -24.4% |
| 1973 | 12.50 million | +41.0% |
| 1974 | 10.32 million | -17.4% |
| 1975 | 8.63 million | -16.4% |
| 1976 | 9.87 million | +14.4% |
| 1977 | 7.46 million | -24.4% |
| 1978 | 6.55 million | -12.1% |
| 1979 | 6.11 million | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 7.17 million | +17.2% |
| 1981 | 4.86 million | -32.1% |
| 1982 | 5.19 million | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 5.79 million | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 8.29 million | +43.4% |
| 1985 | 9.53 million | +14.9% |
| 1986 | 12.68 million | +33.0% |
| 1987 | 13.23 million | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 12.69 million | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 14.37 million | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 15.40 million | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 17.01 million | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 16.84 million | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 17.42 million | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 17.99 million | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 18.60 million | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 17.75 million | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 18.48 million | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 18.34 million | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 18.08 million | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 18.24 million | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 16.29 million | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 17.03 million | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 17.37 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 17.72 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 18.31 million | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 19.15 million | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 19.41 million | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 18.90 million | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 13.89 million | -26.5% |
| 2010 | 16.13 million | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 15.51 million | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 15.32 million | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 15.89 million | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 16.96 million | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 17.07 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.24 million | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 17.99 million | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 18.20 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 18.28 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 18.03 million | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 18.41 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 18.27 million | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 18.11 million | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 18.28 million | +0.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 18.28 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 912,352, 20.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 18.28 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 million, 14.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Index of cereal production yield and land use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +43.4% | 5.79 million | 8.29 million |
| 1973 | +41.0% | 8.87 million | 12.50 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.30 million | 10.10 million | 14.40 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.45 million | 6.11 million | 12.50 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.38 million | 4.86 million | 14.37 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.59 million | 15.40 million | 18.60 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.63 million | 13.89 million | 19.41 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.86 million | 15.32 million | 18.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.22 million | 18.03 million | 18.41 million | 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 index of cereal production yield and land use in Nigeria?
- Index of cereal production yield and land use in Nigeria was 18.28 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest index of cereal production yield and land use recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 19.41 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest index of cereal production yield and land use recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.86 million in 1981.
- How does Nigeria rank for index of cereal production yield and land use?
- Nigeria ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is index of cereal production yield and land use rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Index of cereal production yield and land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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