Sorghum yields in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sorghum yields was 1.07 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum 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
Nigeria recorded 1.07 tonnes per hectare for sorghum yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Nigeria peaked at 1.63 tonnes per hectare in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.5241 tonnes per hectare, in 1969.
Nigeria ranks 78th of 114 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7329 tonnes per hectare | 0.5241 tonnes per hectare | 0.9426 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8005 tonnes per hectare | 0.6012 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.9752 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.9691 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.9727 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 75 Honduras 1.09 tonnes per hectare compare
- 76 Kazakhstan 1.08 tonnes per hectare compare
- 77 Tanzania 1.07 tonnes per hectare compare
- 79 Malawi 1.05 tonnes per hectare compare
- 80 Burkina Faso 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 80 Eswatini 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 80 Sierra Leone 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 80 Taiwan 1 tonnes per hectare compare
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 sorghum yields in Nigeria?
- Sorghum yields in Nigeria was 1.07 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 sorghum yields recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 tonnes per hectare in 1982.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5241 tonnes per hectare in 1969.
- How does Nigeria rank for sorghum yields?
- Nigeria ranks 78th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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 Sorghum 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.