Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre was 0.762 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.762 sq. km per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
10th
of 210 countries
All-time high
0.762 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.5948 sq. km per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.762 sq. km per square kilometre for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 0.762 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5948 sq. km per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 10th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | sq. km per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5948 sq. km per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5965 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5981 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5997 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.6013 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6018 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5991 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6007 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.6034 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6056 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6072 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6088 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6104 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.612 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6136 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6153 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6139 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6151 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6185 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6208 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.622 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6232 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6244 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6277 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6311 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6334 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6343 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6364 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6379 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6447 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6526 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6653 sq. km per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6693 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6798 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7036 sq. km per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7053 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7071 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.716 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7176 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7193 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.72 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7214 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7229 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7242 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7268 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.725 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7286 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7293 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7331 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7344 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7349 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7376 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7355 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7369 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7392 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7415 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7434 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7474 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.749 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7542 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7567 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7597 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.762 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5995 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.5948 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.6034 sq. km per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.612 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.6056 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.6185 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6291 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.6208 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.6379 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6861 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.6447 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.7176 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.725 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.7193 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.7331 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.74 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.7344 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.749 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7581 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.7542 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.762 sq. km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 7 Kazakhstan 0.7937 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 8 Lesotho 0.7776 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 9 Rwanda 0.7633 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 11 Moldova 0.741 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 12 Syria 0.7409 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 13 Djibouti 0.7351 sq. km per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1218 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3622 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Nigeria was 0.762 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.762 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5948 sq. km per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 10th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) 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.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Agricultural land (sq. km) 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.