Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Nigeria
Nigeria: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield was 398.3 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Nigeria stood at 398.3 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Nigeria peaked at 438.9 kg/ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 274 kg/ha, in 1973.
That places Nigeria 122nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 390.4 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 401.5 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 374.8 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 365.8 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 360.6 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 339.5 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 316.7 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1968 | 335.1 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 353.1 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 320.1 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1971 | 323.1 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 306.1 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 274 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1974 | 368.7 kg/ha | +34.6% |
| 1975 | 302.2 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 1976 | 356.6 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 1977 | 349 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 354.7 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 384 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 379.5 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 359 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 367.6 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 377.3 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 385.7 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 421.8 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 431.3 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 428.2 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 420.2 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 398.5 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 397.3 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 391.1 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 395.7 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 413.2 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 383.3 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 384.7 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 391.2 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 408.4 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 384.6 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 428.3 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 428.1 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 433.5 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 426.4 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 425.9 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 426.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 420.3 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 438.9 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 410.8 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 402.3 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 393.4 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 426.2 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 416.7 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 421.8 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 363.5 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 383.2 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 392.3 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 373.2 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 370.9 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 380.6 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 382.2 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 372.9 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 380.1 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 402 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 401.9 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 398.3 kg/ha | -0.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 398.3 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 371.5 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 398.3 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 286.8 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +34.6% | 274 kg/ha | 368.7 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 359.72 kg/ha | 316.7 kg/ha | 401.5 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 333.85 kg/ha | 274 kg/ha | 384 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 396.91 kg/ha | 359 kg/ha | 431.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 397.78 kg/ha | 383.3 kg/ha | 428.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 420.57 kg/ha | 393.4 kg/ha | 438.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 391.06 kg/ha | 363.5 kg/ha | 426.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 391.04 kg/ha | 372.9 kg/ha | 402 kg/ha | 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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Nigeria?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Nigeria was 398.3 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 438.9 kg/ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 274 kg/ha in 1973.
- How does Nigeria rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield?
- Nigeria ranks 122nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.