Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0771 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0771 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
10th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0773 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.0595 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Nigeria is 0.0771 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 0.0773 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0595 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 10th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0595 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0596 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0598 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0601 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0602 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0599 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0601 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0603 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0606 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0607 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0609 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0612 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0614 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0615 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0614 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0615 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0619 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0621 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0622 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0623 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0624 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0628 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0631 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0633 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0634 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0636 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0638 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0645 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0653 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0665 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0669 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.068 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0704 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0705 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0707 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0716 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0718 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0719 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0721 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0723 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0724 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0737 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0734 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0727 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0729 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0735 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0733 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0742 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0736 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0734 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0728 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0737 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0748 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.076 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0772 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0773 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0751 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0749 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0751 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0761 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0771 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0771 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0771 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0599 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0595 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0603 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0612 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0606 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0619 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0629 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0621 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0638 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0686 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0645 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0718 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0728 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0719 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0737 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0748 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0728 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0773 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0758 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0749 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0771 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 7 Comoros 0.0795 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 South Africa 0.0794 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 0.0792 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Burundi 0.0765 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 12 Gambia 0.076 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Djibouti 0.0735 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Nigeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 8.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 0.0771 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0773 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0595 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.