Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita was 0 kg/ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg/ha per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0 kg/ha per person for roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0002 kg/ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/ha per person, in 2024.
That places Nigeria 167th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 kg/ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 kg/ha per person | -9.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 kg/ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 kg/ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 kg/ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 kg/ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 kg/ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 kg/ha per person | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 kg/ha per person | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 kg/ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | -15.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 kg/ha per person | +15.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 kg/ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 kg/ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | -8.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | -10.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | -24.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | +13.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | -12.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0 kg/ha per person | -23.5% |
| 2012 | 0 kg/ha per person | -17.3% |
| 2013 | 0 kg/ha per person | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 0 kg/ha per person | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0 kg/ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0 kg/ha per person | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 0 kg/ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0 kg/ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0 kg/ha per person | -29.6% |
| 2020 | 0 kg/ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0 kg/ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0 kg/ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0 kg/ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0 kg/ha per person | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 kg/ha per person | 0.0002 kg/ha per person | 0.0002 kg/ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 kg/ha per person | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | 0.0002 kg/ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kg/ha per person | 0 kg/ha per person | 0.0001 kg/ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kg/ha per person | 0 kg/ha per person | 0 kg/ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita in Nigeria?
- Roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita in Nigeria was 0 kg/ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 kg/ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/ha per person in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 167th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — yield, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.