Land area (sq. km), per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.004 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.004 sq. km per person for land area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0198 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.004 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Nigeria ranks 164th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0198 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0194 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.019 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0182 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0174 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.017 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0163 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0127 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0123 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.012 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0113 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.011 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0082 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.008 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0063 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0061 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0058 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.005 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0182 sq. km per person | 0.0167 sq. km per person | 0.0198 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0145 sq. km per person | 0.0127 sq. km per person | 0.0163 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0109 sq. km per person | 0.0096 sq. km per person | 0.0123 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0084 sq. km per person | 0.0074 sq. km per person | 0.0094 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0064 sq. km per person | 0.0056 sq. km per person | 0.0072 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0049 sq. km per person | 0.0043 sq. km per person | 0.0055 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 sq. km per person | 0.004 sq. km per person | 0.0043 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 161 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0042 sq. km per person compare
- 162 Uganda 0.0041 sq. km per person compare
- 163 Liechtenstein 0.004 sq. km per person compare
- 165 Luxembourg 0.0039 sq. km per person compare
- 166 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0038 sq. km per person compare
- 167 British Virgin Islands 0.0038 sq. km per person 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 land area (sq. km), per capita in Nigeria?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Nigeria was 0.004 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0198 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Nigeria rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 164th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.