Land use hidden — Cropland in Nigeria
Nigeria: Land use hidden — Cropland was 442,262 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
442,262 Square kilometres
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
7th
of 193 countries
All-time high
442,262 Square kilometres
in 2023
All-time low
271,760 Square kilometres
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — cropland in Nigeria is 442,262 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Nigeria peaked at 442,262 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 271,760 Square kilometres, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 7th out of 193 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 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 271,760 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 273,230 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 274,710 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 276,180 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 277,650 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 278,130 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 275,600 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 277,080 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 279,550 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 281,520 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 283,000 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 284,470 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 285,940 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 287,420 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 288,890 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 290,360 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 292,340 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 293,810 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 297,280 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 299,760 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 301,230 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 302,710 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 304,180 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 307,650 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 311,130 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 313,600 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 314,820 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 317,120 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 318,880 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 320,740 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 333,000 Square kilometres | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 345,000 Square kilometres | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 349,000 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 359,000 Square kilometres | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 381,000 Square kilometres | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 383,000 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 385,000 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 393,500 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 405,000 Square kilometres | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 408,000 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 415,550 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 416,857 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 418,019 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 419,087 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 421,194 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 418,457 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 420,540 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 421,010 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 432,978 Square kilometres | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 423,350 Square kilometres | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 422,618 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 423,841 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 420,777 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 420,918 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 421,883 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 422,744 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 424,251 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 428,960 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 433,510 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 436,685 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 437,423 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 440,154 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 442,262 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 442,262 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38,390 Square kilometres, 11.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 442,262 Square kilometres is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38,750 Square kilometres, 11.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 275,988 Square kilometres | 271,760 Square kilometres | 279,550 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 288,503 Square kilometres | 281,520 Square kilometres | 297,280 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 309,108 Square kilometres | 299,760 Square kilometres | 318,880 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 365,424 Square kilometres | 320,740 Square kilometres | 405,000 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 419,169 Square kilometres | 408,000 Square kilometres | 432,978 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 424,285 Square kilometres | 420,777 Square kilometres | 433,510 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 439,131 Square kilometres | 436,685 Square kilometres | 442,262 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 4 Türkiye 239,710 Square kilometres compare
- 4 China 1.28 million Square kilometres compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 168,957 Square kilometres compare
- 5 Russia 1.24 million Square kilometres compare
- 6 Brazil 633,980 Square kilometres compare
- 6 Croatia 9,470 Square kilometres compare
- 6 Viet Nam 116,490 Square kilometres compare
- 7 Poland 115,460 Square kilometres compare
- 7 Mauritania 4,600 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Indonesia 441,222 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Lesotho 3,607 Square kilometres compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 54,420 Square kilometres compare
- 9 Lithuania 23,360 Square kilometres compare
- 9 Argentina 414,553 Square kilometres compare
- 9 Eswatini 1,950 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Canada 383,150 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Latvia 13,700 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Fiji 1,386 Square kilometres 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — cropland in Nigeria?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Nigeria was 442,262 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 442,262 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 271,760 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Nigeria ranks 7th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata