Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0201 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.0201 ha per person for vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.0209 ha per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 ha per person, in 1981.
Nigeria ranks 8th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0121 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0114 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0113 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0119 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0117 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0111 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.011 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0108 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0112 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0118 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0112 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0109 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0108 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0098 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0103 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0097 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0087 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0085 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.008 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 0.008 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0077 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0078 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.008 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0084 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0093 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0095 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0085 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 1988 | 0.009 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0093 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0095 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0114 ha per person | +20.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0114 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0116 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0122 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0118 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.013 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0129 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0132 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0132 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0136 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0133 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0132 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0132 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0151 ha per person | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0153 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0152 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0147 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0145 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0141 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0144 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0157 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0169 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0169 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0173 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0209 ha per person | +21.0% |
| 2016 | 0.018 ha per person | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0179 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.019 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0192 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0193 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0194 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0204 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0201 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0201 ha per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0114 ha per person | 0.0108 ha per person | 0.0121 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.01 ha per person | 0.008 ha per person | 0.0118 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0086 ha per person | 0.0077 ha per person | 0.0095 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.012 ha per person | 0.0095 ha per person | 0.0132 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0142 ha per person | 0.0132 ha per person | 0.0153 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0176 ha per person | 0.0144 ha per person | 0.0209 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0198 ha per person | 0.0193 ha per person | 0.0204 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 5 Central African Republic 0.0224 ha per person compare
- 6 North Macedonia 0.0218 ha per person compare
- 7 New Caledonia 0.0208 ha per person compare
- 9 Dominica 0.0183 ha per person compare
- 10 China 0.0169 ha per person compare
- 11 Albania 0.015 ha per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Nigeria was 0.0201 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0209 ha per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 ha per person in 1981.
- How does Nigeria rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 8th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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 Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Vegetables 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.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Vegetables 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.