Oil palm fruit yields in Nigeria
Nigeria: Oil palm fruit yields was 2.57 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Oil palm fruit 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
The most recent figure for oil palm fruit yields in Nigeria is 2.57 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit yields in Nigeria peaked at 2.7 tonnes per hectare in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.49 tonnes per hectare, in 2012.
That places Nigeria 43rd out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 40 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.58 tonnes per hectare compare
- 41 Cote d'Ivoire 6.4 tonnes per hectare compare
- 42 Guinea 2.68 tonnes per hectare compare
- 44 Suriname 2 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 palm fruit yields in Nigeria?
- Oil palm fruit yields in Nigeria was 2.57 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 oil palm fruit yields recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.49 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- How does Nigeria rank for oil palm fruit yields?
- Nigeria ranks 43rd out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit yields rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 palm fruit 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.