What is rice yield in Nigeria?

Rice yield in Nigeria was 440 kg per hectare in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest rice yield recorded in Nigeria?

The highest recorded value was 1,848 kg per hectare in 2008.

What is the lowest rice yield recorded in Nigeria?

The lowest recorded value was 429.9 kg per hectare in 1966.

How does Nigeria rank for rice yield?

Nigeria ranks 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2011.

Is rice yield rising or falling in Nigeria?

Over the last ten years it is down 66.2%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Rice yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rice yield in Nigeria

Name: Rice yield in Nigeria
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Nigeria: Rice yield was 440 kg per hectare in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)

440 kg per hectare

Change on year

down 62.9%

World rank

29th

of 37 countries

All-time high

1,848 kg per hectare

in 2008

All-time low

429.9 kg per hectare

in 1966

Years of data

1961–2011

Rice yield in Nigeria, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in kg per hectare.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 440 kg per hectare for rice yield in 2011.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.9% on the previous year and down 66.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice yield in Nigeria peaked at 1,848 kg per hectare in 2008 and was at its lowest, 429.9 kg per hectare, in 1966.

That places Nigeria 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	586.56 kg per hectare	429.9 kg per hectare	661.8 kg per hectare	9
1970s	777.96 kg per hectare	591.8 kg per hectare	1,050 kg per hectare	10
1980s	1,299 kg per hectare	833.6 kg per hectare	1,570 kg per hectare	10
1990s	1,026 kg per hectare	901.1 kg per hectare	1,089 kg per hectare	10
2000s	1,432 kg per hectare	1,050 kg per hectare	1,848 kg per hectare	10
2010s	812.4 kg per hectare	440 kg per hectare	1,185 kg per hectare	2

Countries ranked near Nigeria

26 Guinea-Bissau 535.6 kg per hectare compare
27 Mozambique 523.3 kg per hectare compare
28 South Africa 500 kg per hectare compare
30 Niger 414.9 kg per hectare compare
31 Eritrea 356.5 kg per hectare compare
32 Angola 298.8 kg per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 22.98 (2025)
Agriculture share gdp 22.98 (2025)
Land under cereal production 18.28 million hectares (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice yield in Nigeria?: Rice yield in Nigeria was 440 kg per hectare in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest rice yield recorded in Nigeria?: The highest recorded value was 1,848 kg per hectare in 2008.
What is the lowest rice yield recorded in Nigeria?: The lowest recorded value was 429.9 kg per hectare in 1966.
How does Nigeria rank for rice yield?: Nigeria ranks 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2011.
Is rice yield rising or falling in Nigeria?: Over the last ten years it is down 66.2%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Rice yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Rice yield (kg per hectare)
Unit: kg per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 42 places, 1,915 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Rice yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land. Production data on relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.