Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria stood at 0.0004 ha per person.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0005 ha per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 94th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 ha per person | +24.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 ha per person | +18.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 ha per person | +14.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 ha per person | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 ha per person | -13.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 ha per person | -23.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 ha per person | +69.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 ha per person | +30.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 ha per person | -39.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 ha per person | +22.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 ha per person | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 94th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — 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
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.