Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.947 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.947 ha per square kilometre for citrus fruit, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 0.947 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3294 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 8th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3294 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3294 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3294 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3294 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3294 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3294 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3294 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3294 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3294 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4941 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4941 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4941 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4941 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4941 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4941 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4941 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4941 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4941 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6039 ha per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6039 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6039 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6039 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6258 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6258 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6258 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6258 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6258 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6258 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6346 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6368 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6917 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7137 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7466 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7027 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.7066 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7247 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7466 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7796 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8015 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7989 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7934 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.796 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7979 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8003 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8026 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7936 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8037 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7913 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8564 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8674 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8729 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8784 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8729 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8861 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8894 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8995 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9047 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9115 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9193 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9299 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9361 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9408 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.947 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.947 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0862 ha per square kilometre, 11.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.947 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0321 ha per square kilometre, 29.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +50.0% | 0.3294 ha per square kilometre | 0.4941 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3294 ha per square kilometre | 0.3294 ha per square kilometre | 0.3294 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5051 ha per square kilometre | 0.4941 ha per square kilometre | 0.6039 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6201 ha per square kilometre | 0.6039 ha per square kilometre | 0.6346 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7251 ha per square kilometre | 0.6368 ha per square kilometre | 0.8015 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8034 ha per square kilometre | 0.7913 ha per square kilometre | 0.8564 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8902 ha per square kilometre | 0.8674 ha per square kilometre | 0.9193 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9384 ha per square kilometre | 0.9299 ha per square kilometre | 0.947 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 5 Jamaica 1.12 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Haiti 1.01 ha per square kilometre compare
- 7 Lebanon 0.9674 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Israel 0.8053 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Eswatini 0.7094 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Trinidad and Tobago 0.7029 ha 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 citrus fruit, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Citrus fruit, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 0.947 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.947 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3294 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for citrus fruit, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 8th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is citrus fruit, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested 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.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested 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.