Tomatoes — Area harvested in Nigeria
Nigeria: Tomatoes — Area harvested was 822,140 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tomatoes — Area harvested in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tomatoes — area harvested in Nigeria is 822,140 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomatoes — area harvested in Nigeria peaked at 1.02 million ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18,000 ha, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 4th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tomatoes — Area harvested in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 18,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 18,600 ha | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 19,000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 19,500 ha | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 20,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 20,500 ha | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 21,000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 21,500 ha | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 22,000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 22,500 ha | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 23,000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 20,000 ha | -13.0% |
| 1974 | 23,000 ha | +15.0% |
| 1975 | 25,000 ha | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 27,000 ha | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 30,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 31,000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 32,000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 32,500 ha | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 33,000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 33,500 ha | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 34,000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 34,500 ha | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 35,000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 35,500 ha | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 36,000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 36,500 ha | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 37,000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 37,500 ha | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 38,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 40,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 45,000 ha | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 50,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 55,000 ha | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 63,038 ha | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 85,000 ha | +34.8% |
| 1998 | 115,000 ha | +35.3% |
| 1999 | 126,000 ha | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 210,000 ha | +66.7% |
| 2001 | 210,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 210,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 215,000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 240,000 ha | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 250,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 250,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 250,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 265,000 ha | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 270,000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 272,950 ha | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 286,450 ha | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 469,000 ha | +63.7% |
| 2013 | 517,400 ha | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 541,800 ha | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 557,500 ha | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 634,660 ha | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 701,300 ha | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 842,734 ha | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 902,911 ha | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 938,295 ha | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 929,048 ha | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.02 million ha | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 843,276 ha | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 822,140 ha | -2.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 822,140 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12,311 ha, 66.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 822,140 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,251 ha, 88.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tomatoes — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +66.7% | 126,000 ha | 210,000 ha |
| 2012 | +63.7% | 286,450 ha | 469,000 ha |
| 1998 | +35.3% | 85,000 ha | 115,000 ha |
| 1997 | +34.8% | 63,038 ha | 85,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,567 ha | 18,000 ha | 21,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 25,550 ha | 20,000 ha | 32,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 34,750 ha | 32,500 ha | 37,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 65,454 ha | 37,500 ha | 126,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 237,000 ha | 210,000 ha | 270,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 572,670 ha | 272,950 ha | 902,911 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 910,056 ha | 822,140 ha | 1.02 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 China 1.09 million ha compare
- 2 China, mainland 1.09 million ha compare
- 3 India 853,993 ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 182,324 ha compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 68,517 ha compare
- 5 USSR 350,000 ha compare
- 6 Egypt 175,397 ha compare
- 7 Italy 102,800 ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 42,332 ha 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 tomatoes — area harvested in Nigeria?
- Tomatoes — area harvested in Nigeria was 822,140 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tomatoes — area harvested recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest tomatoes — area harvested recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for tomatoes — area harvested?
- Nigeria ranks 4th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tomatoes — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.