Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.004 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.004 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
137th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0198 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.004 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.004 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — land area, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0198 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.004 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Nigeria ranks 137th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0198 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0194 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.019 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0186 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0182 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0178 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0174 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.017 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0167 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0163 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0159 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0155 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0152 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0148 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.014 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0127 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.012 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0116 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.011 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.004 Square kilometres per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 Square kilometres per person, 32% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.004 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.015 Square kilometres per person, 27% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0182 Square kilometres per person | 0.0167 Square kilometres per person | 0.0198 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0145 Square kilometres per person | 0.0127 Square kilometres per person | 0.0163 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 134 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0042 Square kilometres per person compare
- 135 Uganda 0.0041 Square kilometres per person compare
- 136 Liechtenstein 0.004 Square kilometres per person compare
- 138 Luxembourg 0.0039 Square kilometres per person compare
- 139 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 140 British Virgin Islands 0.0038 Square kilometres per person 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 — land area, per capita in Nigeria?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Nigeria was 0.004 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0198 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Nigeria rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 137th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.