Cropland — Area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cropland — Area was 45,036 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area in Nigeria is 45,036 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area in Nigeria peaked at 45,204 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 27,176 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 9th out of 234 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 27,599 1000 ha | 27,176 1000 ha | 27,955 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 28,850 1000 ha | 28,152 1000 ha | 29,728 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,911 1000 ha | 29,976 1000 ha | 31,888 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,542 1000 ha | 32,074 1000 ha | 40,500 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,208 1000 ha | 40,800 1000 ha | 43,259 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,160 1000 ha | 41,423 1000 ha | 45,204 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,107 1000 ha | 43,185 1000 ha | 45,036 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 cropland — area in Nigeria?
- Cropland — area in Nigeria was 45,036 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 45,204 1000 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest cropland — area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,176 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for cropland — area?
- Nigeria ranks 9th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 Cropland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.