What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?

The highest recorded value was 0.4856 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023.

What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2984 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.

How does Nigeria rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?

Nigeria ranks 10th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.

Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Nigeria

Name: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Nigeria: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.4856 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.4856 Square kilometres per square kilometre

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

10th

of 177 countries

All-time high

0.4856 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 2023

All-time low

0.2984 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Nigeria stood at 0.4856 Square kilometres per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 0.4856 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2984 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Nigeria 10th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961 to 2023.
Year	Square kilometres per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.2984 Square kilometres per square kilometre	—
1962	0.3 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.5%
1963	0.3016 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.5%
1964	0.3032 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.5%
1965	0.3049 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.5%
1966	0.3054 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.2%
1967	0.3026 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.9%
1968	0.3042 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.5%
1969	0.3069 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.9%
1970	0.3091 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.7%
1971	0.3107 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.5%
1972	0.3123 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.5%
1973	0.314 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.5%
1974	0.3156 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.5%
1975	0.3172 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.5%
1976	0.3188 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.5%
1977	0.321 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.7%
1978	0.3226 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.5%
1979	0.3264 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.2%
1980	0.3291 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.8%
1981	0.3307 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.5%
1982	0.3324 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.5%
1983	0.334 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.5%
1984	0.3378 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.1%
1985	0.3416 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.1%
1986	0.3443 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.8%
1987	0.3457 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.4%
1988	0.3482 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.7%
1989	0.3501 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.6%
1990	0.3522 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.6%
1991	0.3656 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+3.8%
1992	0.3788 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+3.6%
1993	0.3832 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.2%
1994	0.3942 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+2.9%
1995	0.4183 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+6.1%
1996	0.4205 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.5%
1997	0.4227 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.5%
1998	0.4321 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+2.2%
1999	0.4447 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+2.9%
2000	0.448 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.7%
2001	0.4563 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.9%
2002	0.4577 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.3%
2003	0.459 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.3%
2004	0.4601 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.3%
2005	0.4625 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.5%
2006	0.4595 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.6%
2007	0.4617 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.5%
2008	0.4623 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.1%
2009	0.4754 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+2.8%
2010	0.4648 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-2.2%
2011	0.464 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.2%
2012	0.4654 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.3%
2013	0.462 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.7%
2014	0.4622 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2015	0.4632 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.2%
2016	0.4642 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.2%
2017	0.4658 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.4%
2018	0.471 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.1%
2019	0.476 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.1%
2020	0.4795 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.7%
2021	0.4803 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.2%
2022	0.4833 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.6%
2023	0.4856 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.5%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

Nigeria's 0.4856 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1495 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Nigeria's 0.4856 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1539 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.303 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2984 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.3069 Square kilometres per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.3168 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.3091 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.3264 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.3394 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.3291 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.3501 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.4012 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.3522 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.4447 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.4602 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.448 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.4754 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.4659 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.462 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.476 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.4822 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.4795 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.4856 Square kilometres per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Nigeria

7 Ukraine 0.583 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
8 India 0.5661 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
9 Togo 0.5185 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
11 Haiti 0.4735 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
12 Hungary 0.4705 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
13 Uganda 0.4538 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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)
Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2024)

All data for Nigeria →

Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Nigeria?: Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 0.4856 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?: The highest recorded value was 0.4856 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2984 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Nigeria rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?: Nigeria ranks 10th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Land use hidden — Cropland 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.

Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre
Unit: Square kilometres per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 177 places, 10,465 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 25 September 2026

Land use hidden — Cropland 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.