Oil yields by crop type in Nigeria
Nigeria: Oil yields by crop type was 0.1948 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1948 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
30th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.3978 tonnes per hectare
in 1995
All-time low
0.0588 tonnes per hectare
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Oil yields by crop type in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil yields by crop type in Nigeria is 0.1948 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil yields by crop type in Nigeria peaked at 0.3978 tonnes per hectare in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0588 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
That places Nigeria 30th out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Oil yields by crop type in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0969 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.1088 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0922 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0588 tonnes per hectare | -36.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0663 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0663 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1083 tonnes per hectare | +63.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0881 tonnes per hectare | -18.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1018 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1015 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1355 tonnes per hectare | +33.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1457 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1507 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1575 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1611 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1663 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1695 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1742 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1747 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1748 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1755 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1829 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1938 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1972 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2035 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2067 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2065 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2101 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2277 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2513 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2766 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2882 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2795 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3382 tonnes per hectare | +21.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3978 tonnes per hectare | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3674 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3303 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 0.329 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.348 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3556 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1944 tonnes per hectare | -45.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1842 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2308 tonnes per hectare | +25.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2308 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2308 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2615 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2195 tonnes per hectare | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2585 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2692 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2974 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2962 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3077 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2602 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3084 tonnes per hectare | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2863 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2516 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2528 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2915 tonnes per hectare | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2958 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2695 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2022 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2022 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1948 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.1948 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1761 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.1948 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1294 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil yields by crop type 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +63.2% | 0.0663 tonnes per hectare | 0.1083 tonnes per hectare |
| 2001 | -45.3% | 0.3556 tonnes per hectare | 0.1944 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0875 tonnes per hectare | 0.0588 tonnes per hectare | 0.1088 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1537 tonnes per hectare | 0.1015 tonnes per hectare | 0.1747 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1979 tonnes per hectare | 0.1748 tonnes per hectare | 0.2277 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3206 tonnes per hectare | 0.2513 tonnes per hectare | 0.3978 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2435 tonnes per hectare | 0.1842 tonnes per hectare | 0.3556 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2848 tonnes per hectare | 0.2516 tonnes per hectare | 0.3084 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2172 tonnes per hectare | 0.1948 tonnes per hectare | 0.2695 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 27 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.222 tonnes per hectare compare
- 28 Solomon Islands 0.2202 tonnes per hectare compare
- 29 Grenada 0.2121 tonnes per hectare compare
- 31 Kiribati 0.1896 tonnes per hectare compare
- 32 French Polynesia 0.1767 tonnes per hectare compare
- 33 Tanzania 0.1627 tonnes per hectare compare
More energy & mining data for Nigeria
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 38.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil yields by crop type in Nigeria?
- Oil yields by crop type in Nigeria was 0.1948 tonnes per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil yields by crop type recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3978 tonnes per hectare in 1995.
- What is the lowest oil yields by crop type recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0588 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Nigeria rank for oil yields by crop type?
- Nigeria ranks 30th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oil yields by crop type rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil yields by crop type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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