Oil yields by crop type in Nigeria
Nigeria: Oil yields by crop type was 0.1948 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- Fuel imports 38.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.2% (2024)
- Gas production 507.74 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 2,138 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 507.74 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 2,138 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel exports 88.6% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 14.2% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 67.9% (2023)
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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About this data
Average amount of coconut oil produced per hectare of coconut crops harvested. Note that this calculates the oil yield per hectare, which is different from the yield of the total crop, because not all of the crop can be used for oil.