What is land area in Nigeria?

Land area in Nigeria was 91.08 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Nigeria?

The highest recorded value was 91.08 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Nigeria?

The lowest recorded value was 91.08 million hectares in 1961.

How does Nigeria rank for land area?

Nigeria ranks 13th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Nigeria?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Nigeria data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Nigeria

Name: Land area in Nigeria
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Nigeria: Land area was 91.08 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

91.08 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

13th

of 53 countries

All-time high

91.08 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

91.08 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Nigeria, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 91.08 million hectares for land area in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Nigeria peaked at 91.08 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 91.08 million hectares, in 1961.

Nigeria ranks 13th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	91.08 million hectares	91.08 million hectares	91.08 million hectares	9
1970s	91.08 million hectares	91.08 million hectares	91.08 million hectares	10
1980s	91.08 million hectares	91.08 million hectares	91.08 million hectares	10
1990s	91.08 million hectares	91.08 million hectares	91.08 million hectares	10
2000s	91.08 million hectares	91.08 million hectares	91.08 million hectares	10
2010s	91.08 million hectares	91.08 million hectares	91.08 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Nigeria

10 Mauritania 103.07 million hectares compare
11 Ethiopia 100.00 million hectares compare
12 Egypt 99.55 million hectares compare
14 Tanzania 88.58 million hectares compare
15 Namibia 82.33 million hectares compare
16 Mozambique 78.64 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 59 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Nigeria?: Land area in Nigeria was 91.08 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Nigeria?: The highest recorded value was 91.08 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Nigeria?: The lowest recorded value was 91.08 million hectares in 1961.
How does Nigeria rank for land area?: Nigeria ranks 13th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Nigeria?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.