Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0785 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.0785 hectares per person for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.2636 hectares per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0639 hectares per person, in 1981.
That places Nigeria 68th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2309 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2264 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2239 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2304 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2445 hectares per person | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1973 hectares per person | -19.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2034 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2066 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2636 hectares per person | +27.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2223 hectares per person | -15.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2051 hectares per person | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1514 hectares per person | -26.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2081 hectares per person | +37.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1674 hectares per person | -19.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1361 hectares per person | -18.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1513 hectares per person | +11.2% |
| 1977 | 0.111 hectares per person | -26.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0945 hectares per person | -14.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0855 hectares per person | -9.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0971 hectares per person | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0639 hectares per person | -34.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0662 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0719 hectares per person | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1005 hectares per person | +39.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1122 hectares per person | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1453 hectares per person | +29.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1477 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1379 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.152 hectares per person | +10.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1586 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1706 hectares per person | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1645 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1657 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1667 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1678 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1561 hectares per person | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1582 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.153 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1469 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1443 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1254 hectares per person | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1276 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1266 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1256 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1263 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1284 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1266 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1199 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0857 hectares per person | -28.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0968 hectares per person | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0905 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0869 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0878 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0912 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0895 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0882 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0899 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0888 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0873 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0843 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0842 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0819 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0795 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0785 hectares per person | -1.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0785 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0641 hectares per person, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0785 hectares per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.075 hectares per person, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +39.7% | 0.0719 hectares per person | 0.1005 hectares per person |
| 1973 | +37.5% | 0.1514 hectares per person | 0.2081 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2252 hectares per person | 0.1973 hectares per person | 0.2636 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1533 hectares per person | 0.0855 hectares per person | 0.2223 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1095 hectares per person | 0.0639 hectares per person | 0.152 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1608 hectares per person | 0.1469 hectares per person | 0.1706 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1236 hectares per person | 0.0857 hectares per person | 0.1443 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0897 hectares per person | 0.0869 hectares per person | 0.0968 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0817 hectares per person | 0.0785 hectares per person | 0.0843 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Nigeria?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Nigeria was 0.0785 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2636 hectares per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0639 hectares per person in 1981.
- How does Nigeria rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 68th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. 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 under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, 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 under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.