Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre was 76.2 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
76.2 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
10th
of 209 countries
All-time high
76.2 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
59.48 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Nigeria is 76.2 hectares per square kilometre, measured 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 use, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 76.2 hectares per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.48 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 10th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 59.48 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 59.65 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 59.81 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 59.97 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 60.13 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 60.18 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 59.91 hectares per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 60.07 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 60.34 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 60.56 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 60.72 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 60.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 61.04 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 61.2 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 61.36 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 61.53 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 61.39 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 61.51 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 61.85 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 62.08 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 62.2 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 62.32 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 62.44 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 62.77 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 63.11 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 63.34 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 63.43 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 63.64 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 63.79 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 64.47 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 65.26 hectares per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 66.53 hectares per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 66.93 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 67.98 hectares per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 70.36 hectares per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 70.53 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 70.71 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 71.6 hectares per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 71.76 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 71.93 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 72 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 72.14 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 72.29 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 72.42 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 72.68 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 72.5 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 72.86 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 72.93 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 73.31 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 73.44 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 73.49 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 73.76 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 73.55 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 73.69 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 73.92 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 74.15 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 74.34 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 74.74 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 74.9 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 75.42 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 75.67 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 75.97 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 76.2 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.95 hectares per square kilometre | 59.48 hectares per square kilometre | 60.34 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 61.2 hectares per square kilometre | 60.56 hectares per square kilometre | 61.85 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.91 hectares per square kilometre | 62.08 hectares per square kilometre | 63.79 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.61 hectares per square kilometre | 64.47 hectares per square kilometre | 71.76 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.5 hectares per square kilometre | 71.93 hectares per square kilometre | 73.31 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 74 hectares per square kilometre | 73.44 hectares per square kilometre | 74.9 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.81 hectares per square kilometre | 75.42 hectares per square kilometre | 76.2 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 7 Kazakhstan 79.37 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 8 Lesotho 77.76 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 9 Rwanda 76.33 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 11 Moldova 74.1 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 12 Syria 74.09 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 13 Djibouti 73.51 hectares per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 76.2 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 76.2 hectares per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.48 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 10th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, 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 use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use 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 use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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 use 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.