Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3604 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria is 0.3604 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 0.3641 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 29th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0142 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.022 ha per square kilometre | +47.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0253 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2251 ha per square kilometre | +791.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2328 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2328 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2459 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.258 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2701 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2855 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2921 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2954 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2888 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2745 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2921 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3388 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3308 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3407 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3478 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3498 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3517 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3498 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3585 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3533 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3641 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3586 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3587 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3604 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.3604 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1279 ha per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.3604 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0577 ha per square kilometre, 6.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +791.3% | 0.0253 ha per square kilometre | 0.2251 ha per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +47.1% | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | 0.022 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0367 ha per square kilometre | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | 0.2251 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2676 ha per square kilometre | 0.2328 ha per square kilometre | 0.2954 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3413 ha per square kilometre | 0.2921 ha per square kilometre | 0.3585 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3605 ha per square kilometre | 0.3586 ha per square kilometre | 0.3641 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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- 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 0.3604 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3641 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 29th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.