Other land — Area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Other land — Area was 3,612 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other land — Area in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other land — area in Nigeria stood at 3,612 1000 ha.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Nigeria peaked at 10,792 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,591 1000 ha, in 2017.
That places Nigeria 94th out of 259 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,792 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 10,198 1000 ha | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 9,164 1000 ha | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 8,930 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 8,096 1000 ha | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 6,062 1000 ha | -25.1% |
| 1996 | 6,027 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 5,994 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 5,310 1000 ha | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 5,288 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 5,267 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 5,221 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 5,195 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 5,172 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 4,187 1000 ha | -19.0% |
| 2005 | 4,535 1000 ha | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 5,306 1000 ha | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 5,287 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 4,844 1000 ha | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 5,187 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 4,476 1000 ha | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 5,135 1000 ha | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 5,474 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 6,094 1000 ha | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 5,450 1000 ha | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 4,588 1000 ha | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 3,605 1000 ha | -21.4% |
| 2017 | 2,591 1000 ha | -28.1% |
| 2018 | 2,683 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 4,774 1000 ha | +77.9% |
| 2020 | 5,104 1000 ha | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 5,083 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 4,297 1000 ha | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 3,492 1000 ha | -18.7% |
| 2024 | 3,612 1000 ha | +3.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 3,612 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,185 1000 ha, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 3,612 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,174 1000 ha, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other land — Area in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +77.9% | 2,683 1000 ha | 4,774 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,586 1000 ha | 5,288 1000 ha | 10,792 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,020 1000 ha | 4,187 1000 ha | 5,306 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,487 1000 ha | 2,591 1000 ha | 6,094 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,317 1000 ha | 3,492 1000 ha | 5,104 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 other land — area in Nigeria?
- Other land — area in Nigeria was 3,612 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 10,792 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,591 1000 ha in 2017.
- How does Nigeria rank for other land — area?
- Nigeria ranks 94th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.