Yields of important staple crops in Nigeria
Nigeria: Yields of important staple crops was 1.57 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.57
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
102nd
of 125 countries
All-time high
3.13
in 2021
All-time low
0.8333
in 1990
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yields of important staple crops in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 1.57 for yields of important staple crops in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of important staple crops in Nigeria peaked at 3.13 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8333, in 1990.
That places Nigeria 102nd out of 125 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 | 1.81 | 1.78 | 1.91 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.78 | 1.43 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.89 | 0.8333 | 2.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 | 0.9808 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 | 1 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.91 | 1.1 | 3.13 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- Agriculture share gdp 22.98 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 22.98 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Rural population 36.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 86.04 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 66.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 1.56 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of important staple crops in Nigeria?
- Yields of important staple crops in Nigeria was 1.57 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of important staple crops recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.13 in 2021.
- What is the lowest yields of important staple crops recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8333 in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for yields of important staple crops?
- Nigeria ranks 102nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of important staple crops rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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