Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
12th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0496 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.0298 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Nigeria stood at 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 0.0496 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0298 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 12th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0298 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0307 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0309 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0326 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0329 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0331 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0334 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0338 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0342 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0352 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0379 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0394 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0421 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0445 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0448 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0461 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0473 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.047 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0462 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0462 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0468 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0465 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0462 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0455 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0462 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0472 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0482 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0495 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0496 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0478 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0474 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0474 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0484 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0298 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0307 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0309 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0326 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0339 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0329 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0352 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0445 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0463 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0448 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0474 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0455 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0496 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0482 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0474 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 9 Uganda 0.0573 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 India 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Togo 0.0506 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Haiti 0.0474 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Hungary 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Malawi 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Nigeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 8.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0496 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0298 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 12th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.