Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0338 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.0338 ha per square kilometre for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 114.3% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 0.1416 ha per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0099 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 85th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0154 ha per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0604 ha per square kilometre | +243.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0736 ha per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0791 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0439 ha per square kilometre | -44.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0549 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0659 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0549 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0329 ha per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0154 ha per square kilometre | -53.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.022 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0253 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0274 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0538 ha per square kilometre | +96.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0551 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0571 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0571 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0604 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0615 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0637 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0659 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0692 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0285 ha per square kilometre | -58.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0351 ha per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0527 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0817 ha per square kilometre | +55.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1416 ha per square kilometre | +73.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1078 ha per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0878 ha per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0769 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0659 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0659 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0542 ha per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0566 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0567 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0549 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | -76.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0158 ha per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | +114.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0338 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3504 ha per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0338 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0226 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +243.7% | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | 0.0604 ha per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +114.3% | 0.0158 ha per square kilometre | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +96.0% | 0.0274 ha per square kilometre | 0.0538 ha per square kilometre |
| 2021 | -76.4% | 0.0549 ha per square kilometre | 0.013 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0118 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0378 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0791 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0369 ha per square kilometre | 0.0154 ha per square kilometre | 0.0659 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0551 ha per square kilometre | 0.0285 ha per square kilometre | 0.0692 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0795 ha per square kilometre | 0.0542 ha per square kilometre | 0.1416 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0294 ha per square kilometre | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | 0.0549 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 82 Uganda 0.0748 ha per square kilometre compare
- 83 Montenegro 0.0563 ha per square kilometre compare
- 84 Zambia 0.0492 ha per square kilometre compare
- 86 Eswatini 0.0226 ha per square kilometre compare
- 87 Honduras 0.0214 ha per square kilometre compare
- 88 Mozambique 0.0203 ha per square kilometre compare
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- 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)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 0.0338 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1416 ha per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0099 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 85th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.