Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 3.79 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 3.79 ha per square kilometre for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 4.13 ha per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5457 ha per square kilometre, in 1982.
Nigeria ranks 5th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 1964 | 2.2 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1966 | 2.47 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 2.48 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1969 | 2.01 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 1.97 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 2.23 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1973 | 2.28 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 1.99 ha per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1975 | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1976 | 0.751 ha per square kilometre | -51.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8378 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7796 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5534 ha per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6182 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7137 ha per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5457 ha per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7137 ha per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6588 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6522 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8707 ha per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6555 ha per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7763 ha per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8784 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7763 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1991 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +59.4% |
| 1992 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 1995 | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 2.49 ha per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1997 | 2.47 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 2.86 ha per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1999 | 2.12 ha per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 2000 | 2.12 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.9 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 2.06 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 2.18 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 2.3 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 2.4 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 2.44 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.42 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 2.9 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 3.06 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 2.58 ha per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 2.92 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 3 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 3.07 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 3.08 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 3.8 ha per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2017 | 3.95 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 4.13 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 3.95 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 3.97 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 4.06 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 3.73 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 3.79 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | 2.48 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | 0.5534 ha per square kilometre | 2.28 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7083 ha per square kilometre | 0.5457 ha per square kilometre | 0.8784 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8 ha per square kilometre | 0.7763 ha per square kilometre | 2.86 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.33 ha per square kilometre | 1.9 ha per square kilometre | 2.9 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.35 ha per square kilometre | 2.58 ha per square kilometre | 4.13 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.89 ha per square kilometre | 3.73 ha per square kilometre | 4.06 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 3.79 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.13 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5457 ha per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Nigeria rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 5th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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 Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.