Total agricultural area over the long term in Nigeria
Nigeria: Total agricultural area over the long term was 71.09 million in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
71.09 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
14th
of 199 countries
All-time high
71.09 million
in 2025
All-time low
13.74 million
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000β2025
Total agricultural area over the long term in Nigeria, 1000β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total agricultural area over the long term in Nigeria is 71.09 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total agricultural area over the long term in Nigeria peaked at 71.09 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.74 million, in 1000.
That places Nigeria 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 13.74 million | 13.74 million | 13.74 million | 1 |
| 1100s | 14.52 million | 14.52 million | 14.52 million | 1 |
| 1200s | 15.28 million | 15.28 million | 15.28 million | 1 |
| 1300s | 16.96 million | 16.96 million | 16.96 million | 1 |
| 1400s | 18.59 million | 18.59 million | 18.59 million | 1 |
| 1500s | 20.17 million | 20.17 million | 20.17 million | 1 |
| 1600s | 25.33 million | 25.33 million | 25.33 million | 1 |
| 1700s | 32.14 million | 32.14 million | 32.14 million | 1 |
| 1710s | 31.38 million | 31.38 million | 31.38 million | 1 |
| 1720s | 30.63 million | 30.63 million | 30.63 million | 1 |
| 1730s | 29.90 million | 29.90 million | 29.90 million | 1 |
| 1740s | 29.19 million | 29.19 million | 29.19 million | 1 |
| 1750s | 28.49 million | 28.49 million | 28.49 million | 1 |
| 1760s | 27.81 million | 27.81 million | 27.81 million | 1 |
| 1770s | 27.14 million | 27.14 million | 27.14 million | 1 |
| 1780s | 26.49 million | 26.49 million | 26.49 million | 1 |
| 1790s | 25.86 million | 25.86 million | 25.86 million | 1 |
| 1800s | 25.23 million | 25.23 million | 25.23 million | 1 |
| 1810s | 24.62 million | 24.62 million | 24.62 million | 1 |
| 1820s | 24.03 million | 24.03 million | 24.03 million | 1 |
| 1830s | 23.44 million | 23.44 million | 23.44 million | 1 |
| 1840s | 22.87 million | 22.87 million | 22.87 million | 1 |
| 1850s | 22.32 million | 22.32 million | 22.32 million | 1 |
| 1860s | 22.91 million | 22.91 million | 22.91 million | 1 |
| 1870s | 23.63 million | 23.63 million | 23.63 million | 1 |
| 1880s | 24.62 million | 24.62 million | 24.62 million | 1 |
| 1890s | 25.93 million | 25.93 million | 25.93 million | 1 |
| 1900s | 27.10 million | 27.10 million | 27.10 million | 1 |
| 1910s | 29.34 million | 29.34 million | 29.34 million | 1 |
| 1920s | 31.78 million | 31.78 million | 31.78 million | 1 |
| 1930s | 36.82 million | 36.82 million | 36.82 million | 1 |
| 1940s | 42.23 million | 42.23 million | 42.23 million | 1 |
| 1950s | 51.31 million | 49.93 million | 53.10 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 54.50 million | 53.62 million | 54.95 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.74 million | 55.15 million | 56.33 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.30 million | 56.54 million | 58.10 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.49 million | 58.71 million | 65.36 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.04 million | 65.51 million | 66.85 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.56 million | 67.01 million | 68.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.07 million | 68.86 million | 71.09 million | 6 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 22.98 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 22.98 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total agricultural area over the long term in Nigeria?
- Total agricultural area over the long term in Nigeria was 71.09 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural area over the long term recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 71.09 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest total agricultural area over the long term recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.74 million in 1000.
- How does Nigeria rank for total agricultural area over the long term?
- Nigeria ranks 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total agricultural area over the long term rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural area over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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