Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Nigeria
Nigeria: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per was 0.0026 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Nigeria, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Nigeria stood at 0.0026 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Nigeria peaked at 0.0045 ha per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 ha per person, in 2013.
That places Nigeria 2nd out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0023 ha per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.0024 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0024 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0025 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0026 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0025 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0025 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0024 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0024 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0024 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0042 ha per person | +69.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0042 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.004 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0041 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0045 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0042 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0042 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 ha per person | -47.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 ha per person | +25.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0026 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0028 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0027 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0026 ha per person | -1.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0026 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0006 ha per person, 4.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0026 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 6.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +69.6% | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person |
| 2011 | -47.8% | 0.0042 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person |
| 2014 | +25.8% | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0028 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 onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Nigeria?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Nigeria was 0.0026 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0045 ha per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 ha per person in 2013.
- How does Nigeria rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — 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.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — 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
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — 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.