What is cropland extent over the long-term in Nigeria?

Cropland extent over the long-term in Nigeria was 46.03 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Nigeria?

The highest recorded value was 46.03 million hectares in 2025.

What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Nigeria?

The lowest recorded value was 4.13 million hectares in 1000.

How does Nigeria rank for cropland extent over the long-term?

Nigeria ranks 8th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is cropland extent over the long-term rising or falling in Nigeria?

Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Nigeria data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cropland extent over the long-term in Nigeria

Name: Cropland extent over the long-term in Nigeria
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Nigeria: Cropland extent over the long-term was 46.03 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

46.03 million hectares

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

8th

of 202 countries

All-time high

46.03 million hectares

in 2025

All-time low

4.13 million hectares

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Cropland extent over the long-term in Nigeria, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 46.03 million hectares for cropland extent over the long-term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term in Nigeria peaked at 46.03 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.13 million hectares, in 1000.

That places Nigeria 8th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	4.13 million hectares	4.13 million hectares	4.13 million hectares	1
1100s	4.42 million hectares	4.42 million hectares	4.42 million hectares	1
1200s	4.72 million hectares	4.72 million hectares	4.72 million hectares	1
1300s	5.31 million hectares	5.31 million hectares	5.31 million hectares	1
1400s	5.90 million hectares	5.90 million hectares	5.90 million hectares	1
1500s	6.49 million hectares	6.49 million hectares	6.49 million hectares	1
1600s	8.26 million hectares	8.26 million hectares	8.26 million hectares	1
1700s	10.62 million hectares	10.62 million hectares	10.62 million hectares	1
1710s	10.51 million hectares	10.51 million hectares	10.51 million hectares	1
1720s	10.39 million hectares	10.39 million hectares	10.39 million hectares	1
1730s	10.28 million hectares	10.28 million hectares	10.28 million hectares	1
1740s	10.16 million hectares	10.16 million hectares	10.16 million hectares	1
1750s	10.05 million hectares	10.05 million hectares	10.05 million hectares	1
1760s	9.93 million hectares	9.93 million hectares	9.93 million hectares	1
1770s	9.82 million hectares	9.82 million hectares	9.82 million hectares	1
1780s	9.71 million hectares	9.71 million hectares	9.71 million hectares	1
1790s	9.59 million hectares	9.59 million hectares	9.59 million hectares	1
1800s	9.48 million hectares	9.48 million hectares	9.48 million hectares	1
1810s	9.36 million hectares	9.36 million hectares	9.36 million hectares	1
1820s	9.25 million hectares	9.25 million hectares	9.25 million hectares	1
1830s	9.13 million hectares	9.13 million hectares	9.13 million hectares	1
1840s	9.02 million hectares	9.02 million hectares	9.02 million hectares	1
1850s	8.91 million hectares	8.91 million hectares	8.91 million hectares	1
1860s	9.25 million hectares	9.25 million hectares	9.25 million hectares	1
1870s	9.65 million hectares	9.65 million hectares	9.65 million hectares	1
1880s	10.18 million hectares	10.18 million hectares	10.18 million hectares	1
1890s	10.84 million hectares	10.84 million hectares	10.84 million hectares	1
1900s	11.46 million hectares	11.46 million hectares	11.46 million hectares	1
1910s	12.55 million hectares	12.55 million hectares	12.55 million hectares	1
1920s	13.75 million hectares	13.75 million hectares	13.75 million hectares	1
1930s	16.11 million hectares	16.11 million hectares	16.11 million hectares	1
1940s	18.69 million hectares	18.69 million hectares	18.69 million hectares	1
1950s	24.10 million hectares	22.34 million hectares	26.11 million hectares	10
1960s	27.50 million hectares	26.63 million hectares	27.95 million hectares	10
1970s	28.85 million hectares	28.15 million hectares	29.73 million hectares	10
1980s	30.91 million hectares	29.98 million hectares	31.89 million hectares	10
1990s	36.54 million hectares	32.07 million hectares	40.50 million hectares	10
2000s	41.93 million hectares	40.80 million hectares	43.38 million hectares	10
2010s	42.59 million hectares	42.25 million hectares	43.49 million hectares	10
2020s	44.98 million hectares	43.84 million hectares	46.03 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Nigeria

5 Brazil 62.09 million hectares compare
6 Indonesia 51.04 million hectares compare
7 Argentina 46.33 million hectares compare
9 Canada 38.07 million hectares compare
10 Ukraine 33.80 million hectares compare
11 Australia 32.01 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 66.82 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.0% (2025)
Rural population 86.04 million (2025)
Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
Rural population 36.2% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
Land under cereal production 18.28 million hectares (2024)

All data for Nigeria →

Frequently asked questions

What is cropland extent over the long-term in Nigeria?: Cropland extent over the long-term in Nigeria was 46.03 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Nigeria?: The highest recorded value was 46.03 million hectares in 2025.
What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Nigeria?: The lowest recorded value was 4.13 million hectares in 1000.
How does Nigeria rank for cropland extent over the long-term?: Nigeria ranks 8th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is cropland extent over the long-term rising or falling in Nigeria?: Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.