Corn yields in Nigeria
Nigeria: Corn yields was 2.03 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.03 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
115th
of 171 countries
All-time high
2.23 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
All-time low
0.5731 tonnes per hectare
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 115th of 171 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.
Corn yields in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8051 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8848 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1963 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 1964 | 0.76 tonnes per hectare | -25.8% |
| 1965 | 0.8262 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 0.8515 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.8169 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +25.9% |
| 1969 | 0.9154 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 1970 | 0.9959 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5731 tonnes per hectare | -45.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6485 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9119 tonnes per hectare | +40.6% |
| 1975 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +50.4% |
| 1976 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 1977 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 1978 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +19.0% |
| 1979 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1981 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | +24.9% |
| 1982 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -16.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9707 tonnes per hectare | -29.5% |
| 1984 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +17.3% |
| 1985 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | +21.2% |
| 1989 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -14.9% |
| 1990 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -19.0% |
| 1991 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +21.2% |
| 2000 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -18.7% |
| 2001 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +16.3% |
| 2015 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 2024 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 2.03 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.04 tonnes per hectare, 99% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 2.03 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 112 Uganda 2.17 tonnes per hectare compare
- 113 East Timor 2.06 tonnes per hectare compare
- 114 Djibouti 2.04 tonnes per hectare compare
- 116 Sao Tome and Principe 2 tonnes per hectare compare
- 117 Guadeloupe 2 tonnes per hectare compare
- 117 Malawi 2 tonnes per hectare compare
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 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 115th out of 171 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.