Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0944 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria is 0.0944 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0945 ha per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0236 ha per person, in 1985.
Nigeria ranks 1st of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.031 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0346 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0338 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0361 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0365 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0374 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0389 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0417 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0412 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0436 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0413 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0381 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0366 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0292 ha per person | -20.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0309 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0291 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0265 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0236 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0236 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0241 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0293 ha per person | +21.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0295 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0258 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0262 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0236 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0244 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0239 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0264 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0288 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0318 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0441 ha per person | +38.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0464 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.048 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0488 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0509 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0503 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0473 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0524 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0594 ha per person | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0572 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0566 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0572 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0565 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0557 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0571 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0566 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0574 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0549 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0477 ha per person | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0506 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0623 ha per person | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0746 ha per person | +19.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0781 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0801 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0839 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0756 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0746 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0748 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0936 ha per person | +25.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0931 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0945 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0926 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0918 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0944 ha per person | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0368 ha per person | 0.031 ha per person | 0.0417 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0322 ha per person | 0.0236 ha per person | 0.0436 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0262 ha per person | 0.0236 ha per person | 0.0295 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0479 ha per person | 0.0318 ha per person | 0.0594 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0557 ha per person | 0.0477 ha per person | 0.0574 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0748 ha per person | 0.0506 ha per person | 0.0936 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0933 ha per person | 0.0918 ha per person | 0.0945 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0944 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0945 ha per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0236 ha per person in 1985.
- How does Nigeria rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.