Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria is 0.0001 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0004 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 2024.
Nigeria ranks 72nd of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 ha per person | -17.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 ha per person | +29.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0001 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0001 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per capita in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +29.9% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 5 |
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 carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria?
- Carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 72nd out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carrots and turnips — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. 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 Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Carrots and turnips — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.