Nigeria: Cereal crop yield by hectar
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Nigeria |
Cereal yield, kg per hectar |
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Latest value | 1,656 |
Year | 2022 |
Measure | kg per hectar |
Data availability | 1961 - 2022 |
Average | 1,188 |
Min - Max | 608 - 1,733 |
Source | FAO |
The latest value from 2022 is 1656 kg per hectar, an increase from 1619 kg per hectar in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 3866 kg per hectar, based on data from 176 countries. Historically, the average for Nigeria from 1961 to 2022 is 1188 kg per hectar. The minimum value, 608 kg per hectar, was reached in 1966 while the maximum of 1733 kg per hectar was recorded in 2016.
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Definition: Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.
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Agriculture value added | 82.45 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
Agricultural land | 686,440 | 2021 | sq. km. |
Crop production index | 120.9 | 2022 | index points |
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Arable land, percent of land area | 40.5 | 2021 | percent |
Cereal crop yield by hectar | 1,656 | 2022 | kg per hectar |
Food production index | 119.8 | 2022 | index points |
Fertilizer use | 18.6 | 2021 | kg per hectare of arable land |
Livestock production index | 112.9 | 2022 | index points |
Forest area, sq.km | 214,636.5 | 2021 | sq. km |