Sugar cane yields in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sugar cane yields was 17.05 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar cane 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, sugar cane yields in Nigeria stood at 17.05 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Nigeria peaked at 41.07 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.83 tonnes per hectare, in 2020.
That places Nigeria 103rd out of 110 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.39 tonnes per hectare | 24.57 tonnes per hectare | 37.03 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 38.24 tonnes per hectare | 37.45 tonnes per hectare | 38.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.06 tonnes per hectare | 39.55 tonnes per hectare | 40.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.12 tonnes per hectare | 28.42 tonnes per hectare | 41.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.17 tonnes per hectare | 18.75 tonnes per hectare | 30.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.33 tonnes per hectare | 16.96 tonnes per hectare | 22.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.01 tonnes per hectare | 16.83 tonnes per hectare | 17.09 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 sugar cane yields in Nigeria?
- Sugar cane yields in Nigeria was 17.05 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 41.07 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.83 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- How does Nigeria rank for sugar cane yields?
- Nigeria ranks 103rd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Sugar cane 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.