Rice yields in Nigeria
Nigeria: Rice yields was 2 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice yields in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, rice yields in Nigeria stood at 2 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Nigeria peaked at 2.39 tonnes per hectare in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.8926 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 99th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.8926 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 rice yields in Nigeria?
- Rice yields in Nigeria was 2 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rice yields recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 tonnes per hectare in 1987.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8926 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for rice yields?
- Nigeria ranks 99th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.