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 8th out of 220 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 | 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 |
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More environment data for Nigeria
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.74 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 331.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 27.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 35.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 25,172 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 11.18 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 52.96 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 37,184 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.19 ha/cap (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 8th out of 220 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.
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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.