Land use for palm oil production in Nigeria
Nigeria: Land use for palm oil production was 4.49 million hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land use for palm oil production in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use for palm oil production in Nigeria is 4.49 million hectares, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use for palm oil production in Nigeria peaked at 4.51 million hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.90 million hectares, in 1983.
That places Nigeria 3rd out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.46 million hectares | 2.10 million hectares | 2.70 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.11 million hectares | 2.00 million hectares | 2.30 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.16 million hectares | 1.90 million hectares | 2.30 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.75 million hectares | 2.30 million hectares | 3.00 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.20 million hectares | 3.08 million hectares | 3.35 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.34 million hectares | 3.00 million hectares | 3.81 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.26 million hectares | 3.89 million hectares | 4.51 million hectares | 5 |
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More environment data for Nigeria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 350.56 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.51 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 56.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 8.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 75.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1661 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 175.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0267 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5526 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 33.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use for palm oil production in Nigeria?
- Land use for palm oil production in Nigeria was 4.49 million hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use for palm oil production recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.51 million hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use for palm oil production recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.90 million hectares in 1983.
- How does Nigeria rank for land use for palm oil production?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use for palm oil production rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use for palm oil production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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