Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Nigeria
Nigeria: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per was 0.6702 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Nigeria, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.6702 ha per square kilometre for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Nigeria peaked at 0.7706 ha per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2529 ha per square kilometre, in 1991.
Nigeria ranks 2nd of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2529 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.2666 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2793 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2953 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3081 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3186 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3151 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3228 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3321 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3309 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3449 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.354 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.369 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6436 ha per square kilometre | +74.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6643 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.661 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6976 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7706 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 0.745 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7635 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.41 ha per square kilometre | -46.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4241 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4241 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5479 ha per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5341 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4902 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5521 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6038 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6239 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6474 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6542 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6636 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6702 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.6702 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0648 ha per square kilometre, 10.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.6702 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0353 ha per square kilometre, 19.0× 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 | +74.4% | 0.369 ha per square kilometre | 0.6436 ha per square kilometre |
| 2011 | -46.3% | 0.7635 ha per square kilometre | 0.41 ha per square kilometre |
| 2014 | +29.2% | 0.4241 ha per square kilometre | 0.5479 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.299 ha per square kilometre | 0.2529 ha per square kilometre | 0.3321 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.5581 ha per square kilometre | 0.3309 ha per square kilometre | 0.7706 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5374 ha per square kilometre | 0.41 ha per square kilometre | 0.7635 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6589 ha per square kilometre | 0.6474 ha per square kilometre | 0.6702 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 0.6702 ha per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.7706 ha per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2529 ha per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Nigeria rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.0%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.