Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.2764 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2764 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
47th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.2965 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.2577 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2009
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Nigeria stood at 0.2764 Square kilometres per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 0.2965 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2577 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 2009.
That places Nigeria 47th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2965 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2965 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2965 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2965 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2965 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2965 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2965 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2965 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2965 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2965 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2965 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2965 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2965 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2965 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2965 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2965 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.293 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2925 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2921 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2917 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2912 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2908 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2904 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.29 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2895 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2891 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2887 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2882 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2878 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2925 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.287 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2865 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2861 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2857 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2852 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2848 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2844 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2839 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.273 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2713 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2637 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2637 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2639 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2641 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2643 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2655 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2668 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.267 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2577 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2696 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2709 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2722 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2735 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2748 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.276 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2774 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2776 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2764 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2731 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2747 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2764 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2764 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2764 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.2764 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2063 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.2764 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.269 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2965 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2965 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2965 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2953 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2921 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2965 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2897 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2878 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2917 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2849 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.273 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2925 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2648 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2577 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2713 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2741 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2696 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2776 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.276 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2747 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2764 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 44 Senegal 0.2909 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 45 Mali 0.2839 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 46 Georgia 0.2792 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 48 Nicaragua 0.2736 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 49 Cuba 0.2735 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 50 Argentina 0.2729 Square kilometres 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)
- 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 0.2764 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2965 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2577 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Nigeria rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 47th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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.