Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0065 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria stood at 0.0065 ha per person.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0081 ha per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 1985.
That places Nigeria 6th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 ha per person | -26.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 ha per person | -16.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 ha per person | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 ha per person | +29.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 ha per person | +36.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 ha per person | +60.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 ha per person | +31.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0027 ha per person | +322.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0026 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 ha per person | -17.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0066 ha per person | +182.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0065 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0063 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0066 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0065 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0068 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0068 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0068 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0074 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.007 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0068 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0078 ha per person | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0077 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0076 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0077 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0081 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0081 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0076 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0076 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0074 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0072 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0071 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0069 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0068 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0066 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0065 ha per person | -2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +322.1% | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person |
| 1999 | +182.0% | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person |
| 1992 | +60.3% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person |
| 1990 | +36.3% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
| 1993 | +31.8% | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person |
| 1989 | +29.8% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0063 ha per person | 0.0074 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0077 ha per person | 0.0072 ha per person | 0.0081 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0065 ha per person | 0.0071 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0065 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0081 ha per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 1985.
- How does Nigeria rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 6th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — 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
Sweet potatoes — 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.