Agricultural land use, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.3045 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use, per capita in Nigeria is 0.3045 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 1.18 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3045 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Nigeria 116th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.18 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.16 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 1.14 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 1.11 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 1.09 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 1.07 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 1.04 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 1.02 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 1.01 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.9867 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.9665 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9462 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9253 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9037 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8814 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8587 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8317 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8081 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7879 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7665 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7447 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7242 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.707 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6928 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6771 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6613 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6448 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6299 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6146 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6045 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.596 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5919 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5799 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5737 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5782 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5647 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5516 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5441 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5312 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5183 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5049 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4923 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4799 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4676 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4565 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4429 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4329 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4215 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.412 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4014 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3906 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3812 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.37 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3611 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3531 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3456 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3381 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3321 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3257 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.321 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3154 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.31 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3045 hectares per person | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | 1.18 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8896 hectares per person | 0.7879 hectares per person | 0.9867 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6863 hectares per person | 0.6146 hectares per person | 0.7665 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5716 hectares per person | 0.5312 hectares per person | 0.6045 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4629 hectares per person | 0.412 hectares per person | 0.5183 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3599 hectares per person | 0.3257 hectares per person | 0.4014 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3127 hectares per person | 0.3045 hectares per person | 0.321 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 use, per capita in Nigeria?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Nigeria was 0.3045 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3045 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Nigeria rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 116th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.