Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 1,558 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Nigeria stood at 1,558 kg per hectare.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Nigeria peaked at 1,660 kg per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,094 kg per hectare, in 1991.
That places Nigeria 142nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,175 kg per hectare | 1,094 kg per hectare | 1,239 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,380 kg per hectare | 1,172 kg per hectare | 1,598 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,492 kg per hectare | 1,297 kg per hectare | 1,630 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,602 kg per hectare | 1,549 kg per hectare | 1,660 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 139 Trinidad and Tobago 1,600 kg per hectare compare
- 140 Mali 1,588 kg per hectare compare
- 141 Gabon 1,587 kg per hectare compare
- 143 Mauritania 1,537 kg per hectare compare
- 144 Algeria 1,537 kg per hectare compare
- 145 Kazakhstan 1,530 kg per hectare compare
More poverty & inequality data for Nigeria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.48 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.2% (2007)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.677 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2807 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.2807 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2825 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.6% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1863 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 92.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Nigeria?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Nigeria was 1,558 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,660 kg per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,094 kg per hectare in 1991.
- How does Nigeria rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Nigeria ranks 142nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.