Agricultural land — Area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Agricultural land — Area was 70,208 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — area in Nigeria stood at 70,208 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Nigeria peaked at 70,376 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 54,176 1000 ha, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 17th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54,599 1000 ha | 54,176 1000 ha | 54,955 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 55,743 1000 ha | 55,152 1000 ha | 56,332 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 57,300 1000 ha | 56,541 1000 ha | 58,101 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 62,491 1000 ha | 58,714 1000 ha | 65,360 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,326 1000 ha | 65,508 1000 ha | 67,095 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,128 1000 ha | 66,331 1000 ha | 70,376 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 69,249 1000 ha | 68,209 1000 ha | 70,208 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More environment data for Nigeria
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.74 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 331.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 27.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 35.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 25,172 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 11.18 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 7,852 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 52.96 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 37,184 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Nigeria?
- Agricultural land — area in Nigeria was 70,208 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 70,376 1000 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,176 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for agricultural land — area?
- Nigeria ranks 17th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.