Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Nigeria
Nigeria: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 52.96 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 52.96 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Nigeria peaked at 54.98 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 43.7 %, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 74th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.44 % | 43.7 % | 45.23 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.04 % | 45.33 % | 46.74 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.38 % | 46.83 % | 48 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.58 % | 47.81 % | 53.55 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.2 % | 53.43 % | 54.89 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.94 % | 53.09 % | 54.98 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.85 % | 52.68 % | 52.97 % | 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 — Area 37,184 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.19 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Nigeria?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Nigeria was 52.96 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 54.98 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7 % in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Nigeria ranks 74th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.