Cropland — Area per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.19 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.19 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.59 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.19 ha/cap, in 2024.
That places Nigeria 94th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.55 ha/cap | 0.51 ha/cap | 0.59 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.46 ha/cap | 0.42 ha/cap | 0.5 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.371 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.333 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.296 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.232 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.198 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 91 Eritrea 0.2 ha/cap compare
- 91 Malawi 0.2 ha/cap compare
- 91 Samoa 0.2 ha/cap compare
- 94 Afghanistan 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Gabon 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Kyrgyzstan 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Marshall Islands 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 94 Mexico 0.19 ha/cap compare
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 per capita in Nigeria?
- Cropland — area per capita in Nigeria was 0.19 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.59 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.19 ha/cap in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 94th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 per capita. 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.