Sugar cane yields in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sugar cane yields was 17.05 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
17.05 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
103rd
of 110 countries
All-time high
41.07 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
All-time low
16.83 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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.
Sugar cane yields in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24.57 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 24.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 27.89 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 1964 | 30.26 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 33.48 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1966 | 32.67 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 35.6 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 36.33 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 37.03 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 37.94 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 37.53 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 38.06 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 37.45 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 38.29 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 38.89 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 38.68 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 38.25 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 38.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 38.81 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 39.55 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 40.26 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 40 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 40.5 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 40.05 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 40.28 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 40.04 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 39.91 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 40 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 40 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 41.07 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 40 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 40 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 38.03 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 33.76 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 30.57 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 29.21 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 30.82 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 29.35 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 28.42 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 28.96 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 30.65 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 18.75 tonnes per hectare | -38.8% |
| 2003 | 19 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 19.86 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 20.77 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 21 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 23.9 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 19.64 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 19.19 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 22.09 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 20.18 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 19.1 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 18.35 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 17.26 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 17.05 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 17.22 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 17.72 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 16.96 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 17.4 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 16.83 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 17.06 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 17.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 16.99 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 17.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 17.05 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 59.24 tonnes per hectare, 29% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 17.05 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.44 tonnes per hectare, 27% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane yields in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -38.8% | 30.65 tonnes per hectare | 18.75 tonnes per hectare |
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 (current US$), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1218 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3622 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.