Corn yields in Nigeria
Nigeria: Corn yields was 2.03 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); 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 corn yields in Nigeria is 2.03 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Nigeria peaked at 2.23 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5731 tonnes per hectare, in 1972.
Nigeria ranks 114th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8791 tonnes per hectare | 0.76 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.5731 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.9707 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 111 Uganda 2.17 tonnes per hectare compare
- 112 East Timor 2.06 tonnes per hectare compare
- 113 Djibouti 2.04 tonnes per hectare compare
- 115 Sao Tome and Principe 2 tonnes per hectare compare
- 116 Malawi 2 tonnes per hectare compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Nigeria?
- Corn yields in Nigeria was 2.03 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.23 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5731 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does Nigeria rank for corn yields?
- Nigeria ranks 114th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.