Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0236 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria stood at 0.0236 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0526 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0058 ha per person, in 1981.
That places Nigeria 46th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0299 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0238 ha per person | -20.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0238 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.03 ha per person | +26.3% |
| 1965 | 0.028 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0224 ha per person | -20.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0222 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0205 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0251 ha per person | +22.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0259 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0213 ha per person | -17.9% |
| 1972 | 0.019 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0207 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0094 ha per person | -54.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0153 ha per person | +63.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0137 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0091 ha per person | -33.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0075 ha per person | -17.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0059 ha per person | -20.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0063 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0058 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0071 ha per person | +23.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0132 ha per person | +85.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0127 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0183 ha per person | +44.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0321 ha per person | +75.1% |
| 1987 | 0.038 ha per person | +18.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0349 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1989 | 0.038 ha per person | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0526 ha per person | +38.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0516 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.051 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0505 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0503 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0494 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0376 ha per person | -23.9% |
| 1997 | 0.036 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0324 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0278 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 0.025 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0253 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0246 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0253 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0247 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0247 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0262 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0257 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0244 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0207 ha per person | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0249 ha per person | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0318 ha per person | +27.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0326 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0318 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0341 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0291 ha per person | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0302 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0319 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0319 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0324 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0283 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0284 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.026 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 0.025 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0236 ha per person | -5.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0236 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0135 ha per person, 1.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0236 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.024 ha per person, 99% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +85.4% | 0.0071 ha per person | 0.0132 ha per person |
| 1986 | +75.1% | 0.0183 ha per person | 0.0321 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0251 ha per person | 0.0205 ha per person | 0.03 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0148 ha per person | 0.0059 ha per person | 0.0259 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0206 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 0.038 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0439 ha per person | 0.0278 ha per person | 0.0526 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0247 ha per person | 0.0207 ha per person | 0.0262 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0311 ha per person | 0.0249 ha per person | 0.0341 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0263 ha per person | 0.0236 ha per person | 0.0284 ha 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0236 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0526 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0058 ha per person in 1981.
- How does Nigeria rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 46th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.