Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 77.09 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Nigeria is 77.09 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Nigeria peaked at 77.27 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 59.48 %, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 11th 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 | 59.95 % | 59.48 % | 60.34 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 61.2 % | 60.56 % | 61.85 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.91 % | 62.08 % | 63.79 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.61 % | 64.47 % | 71.76 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.83 % | 71.93 % | 73.67 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.8 % | 72.83 % | 77.27 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.03 % | 74.89 % | 77.09 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More environment data for Nigeria
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 20,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 43,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 13,147 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 4,365 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 1,451 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 2,057 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 68,007 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 57,973 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Nigeria?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Nigeria was 77.09 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 77.27 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.48 % in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Nigeria ranks 11th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in 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 — Share in 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.