Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
28th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1967
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Nigeria stood at 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1967.
That places Nigeria 28th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0058 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre, 6.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 25 Haiti 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Spain 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Portugal 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Vanuatu 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Greece 0.0082 1000 ha 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 8.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Nigeria rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 28th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area 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.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Permanent crops — Area 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.