Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Nigeria
Nigeria: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 10.95 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Nigeria stood at 10.95 million ha.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Nigeria peaked at 11.04 million ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.40 million ha, in 1983.
That places Nigeria 9th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.19 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 5.04 million ha | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 5.59 million ha | +10.8% |
| 1964 | 5.63 million ha | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 5.98 million ha | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 5.91 million ha | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 5.34 million ha | -9.7% |
| 1968 | 5.28 million ha | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 5.18 million ha | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 5.42 million ha | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 5.10 million ha | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 5.12 million ha | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 5.33 million ha | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 4.90 million ha | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 4.61 million ha | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 3.87 million ha | -16.1% |
| 1977 | 4.16 million ha | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 3.88 million ha | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 3.85 million ha | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 3.85 million ha | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 3.66 million ha | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 3.51 million ha | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 3.40 million ha | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 3.71 million ha | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 3.55 million ha | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 3.80 million ha | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 3.81 million ha | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 4.19 million ha | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 4.50 million ha | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 4.69 million ha | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 5.07 million ha | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 5.17 million ha | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 5.14 million ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 5.74 million ha | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 6.20 million ha | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 6.66 million ha | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 6.59 million ha | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 7.07 million ha | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 6.70 million ha | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 6.83 million ha | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 6.74 million ha | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 7.00 million ha | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 7.27 million ha | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 7.50 million ha | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 7.73 million ha | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 7.58 million ha | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 7.51 million ha | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 7.65 million ha | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 7.65 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 7.50 million ha | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 7.21 million ha | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 8.23 million ha | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 8.27 million ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 8.53 million ha | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 8.39 million ha | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 10.05 million ha | +19.8% |
| 2017 | 10.65 million ha | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 10.64 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 10.49 million ha | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 10.54 million ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 10.85 million ha | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 10.65 million ha | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 11.04 million ha | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 10.95 million ha | -0.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 10.95 million ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 192,630 ha, 56.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 10.95 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 348,823 ha, 31.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.46 million ha | 5.04 million ha | 5.98 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.62 million ha | 3.85 million ha | 5.42 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.80 million ha | 3.40 million ha | 4.50 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.90 million ha | 4.69 million ha | 7.07 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.35 million ha | 6.74 million ha | 7.73 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.00 million ha | 7.21 million ha | 10.65 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.80 million ha | 10.54 million ha | 11.04 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 6 Russian Federation 18.44 million ha compare
- 6 Türkiye 1.62 million ha compare
- 7 Indonesia 17.62 million ha compare
- 8 Canada 11.67 million ha compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.10 million ha compare
- 9 Melanesia 623,071 ha compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 485,796 ha compare
- 10 USSR 9.61 million ha compare
- 11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 436,486 ha compare
- 11 Ukraine 9.12 million ha compare
- 12 Sudan 5.56 million ha compare
- 12 Viet Nam 381,062 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.9222 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1938 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.5433 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2993 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Nigeria?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Nigeria was 10.95 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.04 million ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.40 million ha in 1983.
- How does Nigeria rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
- Nigeria ranks 9th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.