Permanent crops — Area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Permanent crops — Area was 7,852 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 7,852 1000 ha for permanent crops — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Nigeria peaked at 7,852 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,000 1000 ha, in 1967.
That places Nigeria 9th out of 238 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.
Permanent crops — Area in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,500 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,500 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3,500 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3,500 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3,500 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3,400 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 3,000 1000 ha | -11.8% |
| 1968 | 3,000 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,100 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 3,150 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 3,150 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3,150 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,150 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3,150 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3,150 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3,150 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3,200 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 3,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3,400 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 3,500 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 3,500 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3,500 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3,500 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3,700 1000 ha | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 3,900 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 4,000 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 4,000 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4,000 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4,000 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4,000 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4,300 1000 ha | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 4,400 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 4,800 1000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 4,900 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 5,200 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 5,200 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5,300 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 5,350 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 5,500 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 5,800 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 6,014 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 6,125 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 6,226 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 6,315 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 6,529 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 6,166 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 6,376 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 6,394 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 6,634 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 6,597 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 6,494 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 6,559 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 6,159 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 6,122 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 6,179 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 6,254 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 6,390 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 6,634 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 6,660 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 7,096 1000 ha | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 7,172 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 7,567 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 7,845 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 7,852 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 7,852 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 250.5 1000 ha, 31.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 7,852 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 203.47 1000 ha, 38.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,333 1000 ha | 3,000 1000 ha | 3,500 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,185 1000 ha | 3,150 1000 ha | 3,400 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,760 1000 ha | 3,500 1000 ha | 4,000 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,895 1000 ha | 4,000 1000 ha | 5,500 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,258 1000 ha | 5,800 1000 ha | 6,634 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,405 1000 ha | 6,122 1000 ha | 6,660 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,507 1000 ha | 7,096 1000 ha | 7,852 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 6 Côte d'Ivoire 8,488 1000 ha compare
- 6 Cote d'Ivoire 8,488 1000 ha compare
- 8 Brazil 8,088 1000 ha compare
- 10 Malaysia 7,014 1000 ha compare
- 11 Thailand 6,265 1000 ha compare
- 12 Philippines 5,656 1000 ha 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 permanent crops — area in Nigeria?
- Permanent crops — area in Nigeria was 7,852 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 7,852 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,000 1000 ha in 1967.
- How does Nigeria rank for permanent crops — area?
- Nigeria ranks 9th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. 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, published as part of Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.