Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0262 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria is 0.0262 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.1429 ha per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.025 ha per person, in 2023.
Nigeria ranks 11th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1013 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1016 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1091 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1129 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1185 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0907 ha per person | -23.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0905 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0962 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1429 ha per person | +48.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1022 ha per person | -28.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0942 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0647 ha per person | -31.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0865 ha per person | +33.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0754 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0431 ha per person | -42.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0742 ha per person | +72.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0518 ha per person | -30.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0495 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0376 ha per person | -24.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0445 ha per person | +18.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0273 ha per person | -38.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0292 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0283 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0534 ha per person | +88.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0573 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.059 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0573 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0519 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0524 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0431 ha per person | -17.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0555 ha per person | +28.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0535 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0533 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0532 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.055 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0544 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0564 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0554 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0543 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0545 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0496 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0513 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0505 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0498 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0502 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.049 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.051 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0483 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0292 ha per person | -39.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0298 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0272 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0289 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0301 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0307 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0309 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.028 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0291 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0275 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0258 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0271 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0271 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0255 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.025 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0262 ha per person | +4.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0262 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0026 ha per person, 10.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0262 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0107 ha per person, 2.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +88.5% | 0.0283 ha per person | 0.0534 ha per person |
| 1976 | +72.2% | 0.0431 ha per person | 0.0742 ha per person |
| 1969 | +48.6% | 0.0962 ha per person | 0.1429 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1071 ha per person | 0.0905 ha per person | 0.1429 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0679 ha per person | 0.0376 ha per person | 0.1022 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0461 ha per person | 0.0273 ha per person | 0.059 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0534 ha per person | 0.0431 ha per person | 0.0564 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0484 ha per person | 0.0292 ha per person | 0.0545 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0288 ha per person | 0.0258 ha per person | 0.0309 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0262 ha per person | 0.025 ha per person | 0.0271 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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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 sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0262 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1429 ha per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.025 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Nigeria rank for sorghum — area harvested, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 11th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.