Tomato yields in Nigeria
Nigeria: Tomato yields was 4.53 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tomato 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 4.53 tonnes per hectare for tomato yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomato yields in Nigeria peaked at 10.35 tonnes per hectare in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3.44 tonnes per hectare, in 2019.
That places Nigeria 166th out of 173 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 | 9.94 tonnes per hectare | 9.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.83 tonnes per hectare | 9.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.3 tonnes per hectare | 6.97 tonnes per hectare | 10.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.84 tonnes per hectare | 5.96 tonnes per hectare | 8.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.01 tonnes per hectare | 3.44 tonnes per hectare | 7.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 tonnes per hectare | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 4.53 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 163 Antigua and Barbuda 5.45 tonnes per hectare compare
- 164 East Timor 5.33 tonnes per hectare compare
- 165 Congo 4.68 tonnes per hectare compare
- 167 Djibouti 4.26 tonnes per hectare compare
- 168 Togo 4.25 tonnes per hectare compare
- 169 Trinidad and Tobago 4.12 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 tomato yields in Nigeria?
- Tomato yields in Nigeria was 4.53 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 tomato yields recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.35 tonnes per hectare in 1995.
- What is the lowest tomato yields recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.44 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- How does Nigeria rank for tomato yields?
- Nigeria ranks 166th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomato yields rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. 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 Tomato 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.