Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 2.11 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, fruit primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria stood at 2.11 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 2.22 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8268 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 32nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8268 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.829 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.829 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8312 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8498 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.852 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.8542 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.8564 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.8586 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1971 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.55 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.6 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.88 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 1.9 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.91 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.92 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.91 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.9 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.87 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.88 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.87 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 2 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 2.04 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.03 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.03 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.02 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.04 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.08 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.18 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 2.22 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.843 ha per square kilometre | 0.8268 ha per square kilometre | 0.8586 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | 1.88 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9 ha per square kilometre | 1.87 ha per square kilometre | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.04 ha per square kilometre | 2 ha per square kilometre | 2.08 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 ha per square kilometre | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | 2.22 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fruit primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Fruit primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 2.11 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.22 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8268 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for fruit primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 32nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fruit primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fruit Primary — 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.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fruit Primary — 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
Fruit Primary — 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.