Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 25,172 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area in Nigeria is 25,172 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Nigeria peaked at 27,000 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 23,471 1000 ha, in 2009.
Nigeria ranks 34th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27,000 1000 ha | 27,000 1000 ha | 27,000 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 26,893 1000 ha | 26,604 1000 ha | 27,000 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,389 1000 ha | 26,213 1000 ha | 26,565 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,949 1000 ha | 24,860 1000 ha | 26,640 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,118 1000 ha | 23,471 1000 ha | 24,708 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,967 1000 ha | 24,554 1000 ha | 25,279 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,142 1000 ha | 25,021 1000 ha | 25,172 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 crops — Share in Agricultural land 11.18 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 7,852 1000 ha (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 meadows and pastures — area in Nigeria?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Nigeria was 25,172 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 27,000 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,471 1000 ha in 2009.
- How does Nigeria rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Nigeria ranks 34th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.