Ginger, raw — Area harvested in Nigeria
Nigeria: Ginger, raw — Area harvested was 89,430 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Ginger, raw — Area harvested in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ginger, raw — area harvested in Nigeria is 89,430 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 88.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ginger, raw — area harvested in Nigeria peaked at 191,000 ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 160 ha, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 2nd of 40 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Ginger, raw — Area harvested in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 160 ha | — |
| 1962 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 200 ha | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 400 ha | +100.0% |
| 1981 | 1,000 ha | +150.0% |
| 1982 | 2,000 ha | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 6,000 ha | +200.0% |
| 1984 | 10,000 ha | +66.7% |
| 1985 | 16,000 ha | +60.0% |
| 1986 | 30,000 ha | +87.5% |
| 1987 | 42,000 ha | +40.0% |
| 1988 | 56,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 70,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 84,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 100,000 ha | +19.0% |
| 1992 | 110,000 ha | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 120,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 129,000 ha | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 148,000 ha | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 159,000 ha | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 163,000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 166,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 153,000 ha | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 158,000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 160,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 162,000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 167,000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 170,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 181,000 ha | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 191,000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 48,660 ha | -74.5% |
| 2008 | 55,690 ha | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 52,330 ha | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 52,330 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 48,910 ha | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 94,000 ha | +92.2% |
| 2013 | 124,100 ha | +32.0% |
| 2014 | 47,512 ha | -61.7% |
| 2015 | 68,282 ha | +43.7% |
| 2016 | 85,359 ha | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 96,059 ha | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 86,310 ha | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 93,730 ha | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 102,060 ha | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 102,320 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 96,266 ha | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 89,984 ha | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 89,430 ha | -0.6% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 89,430 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,109 ha, 17.5× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 89,430 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 355 ha, 251.9× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ginger, raw — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +200.0% | 2,000 ha | 6,000 ha |
| 1981 | +150.0% | 400 ha | 1,000 ha |
| 1980 | +100.0% | 200 ha | 400 ha |
| 1982 | +100.0% | 1,000 ha | 2,000 ha |
| 2012 | +92.2% | 48,910 ha | 94,000 ha |
| 1986 | +87.5% | 16,000 ha | 30,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 160 ha | 160 ha | 160 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 164 ha | 160 ha | 200 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,340 ha | 400 ha | 70,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 133,200 ha | 84,000 ha | 166,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 134,568 ha | 48,660 ha | 191,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 79,659 ha | 47,512 ha | 124,100 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 96,012 ha | 89,430 ha | 102,320 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 India 194,243 ha compare
- 3 China 55,652 ha compare
- 4 China, mainland 54,881 ha compare
- 5 Nepal 22,430 ha compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 1,709 ha 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 ginger, raw — area harvested in Nigeria?
- Ginger, raw — area harvested in Nigeria was 89,430 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ginger, raw — area harvested recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 191,000 ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest ginger, raw — area harvested recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 160 ha in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for ginger, raw — area harvested?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ginger, raw — area harvested rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Ginger, raw — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.