Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP in Nigeria
Nigeria: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp in Nigeria stood at 0 ha per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of up 93.2% on the previous year and up 128.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp in Nigeria peaked at 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per US$ of GDP, in 1981.
Nigeria ranks 5th of 99 countries on this measure, 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 unit of GDP in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1963 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +31.1% |
| 1968 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 1970 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -60.3% |
| 1971 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +36.6% |
| 1972 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -31.4% |
| 1973 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 1974 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -39.0% |
| 1975 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1976 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -23.5% |
| 1977 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 1978 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -22.7% |
| 1980 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -26.4% |
| 1981 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -57.7% |
| 1982 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 1983 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +58.4% |
| 1984 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +32.1% |
| 1985 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 1986 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +45.8% |
| 1987 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +20.1% |
| 1988 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +50.4% |
| 1990 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +88.1% |
| 1993 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +24.2% |
| 1994 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -29.5% |
| 1995 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +147.2% |
| 1996 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 1997 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -22.1% |
| 1999 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +969.1% |
| 2000 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 2003 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -17.8% |
| 2005 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -19.9% |
| 2006 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -23.9% |
| 2007 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -37.4% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +32.9% |
| 2024 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +93.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0 ha per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 ha per US$ of GDP, 20.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0 ha per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 ha per US$ of GDP, 6.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 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 | +969.1% | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP |
| 1995 | +147.2% | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 2 Burundi 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Rwanda 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Madagascar 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Solomon Islands 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Papua New Guinea 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 0 ha per US$ of GDP compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nigeria
- 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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp in Nigeria?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp in Nigeria was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- How does Nigeria rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp?
- Nigeria ranks 5th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.1%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.