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Agricultural land — Nigeria

Agricultural land in Nigeria in 2023 — 693,982 km². Ranked 14 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 28.1%.

2023 693,982 km² +0.3% vs 2022
World rank 14of 209
Period maximum 693,982 km²2023
Period minimum 541,760 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Nigeria, 1961–2023500,000550,000600,000650,000700,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 541,760 km²1963: 544,710 km²1965: 547,650 km²1967: 545,600 km²1969: 549,550 km²1971: 553,000 km²1973: 555,940 km²1975: 558,890 km²1977: 559,160 km²1979: 563,320 km²1981: 566,490 km²1983: 568,660 km²1985: 574,820 km²1987: 577,730 km²1989: 581,010 km²1991: 594,350 km²1993: 609,570 km²1995: 640,790 km²1997: 644,000 km²1999: 653,600 km²2001: 655,710 km²2003: 658,399 km²2005: 661,934 km²2007: 663,550 km²2009: 667,688 km²2011: 669,338 km²2013: 669,857 km²2015: 673,283 km²2017: 677,041 km²2019: 682,210 km²2021: 689,143 km²2023: 693,982 km²
Change over the period: +152,222 (+28.1%) Average annual rate: 0.4 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nigeria

Nigeria 693,982 km²
World 47.92M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 10.68M km²
Western Africa computed 2.97M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M km²
Agricultural land — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 693,982 +2,108 +0.3%
2022 691,874 +2,731 +0.4%
2021 689,143 +2,248 +0.33%
2020 686,895 +4,684 +0.69%
2019 682,210 +1,530 +0.22%
2018 680,680 +3,639 +0.54%
2017 677,041 +1,677 +0.25%
2016 675,364 +2,080 +0.31%
2015 673,283 +2,095 +0.31%
2014 671,188 +1,332 +0.2%
2013 669,857 −1,884 −0.28%
2012 671,741 +2,402 +0.36%
2011 669,338 +449 +0.07%
2010 668,889 +1,201 +0.18%
2009 667,688 +3,489 +0.53%
2008 664,200 +650 +0.1%
2007 663,550 +3,263 +0.49%
2006 660,287 −1,646 −0.25%
2005 661,934 +2,326 +0.35%
2004 659,607 +1,208 +0.18%
2003 658,399 +1,342 +0.2%
2002 657,057 +1,347 +0.21%
2001 655,710 +630 +0.1%
2000 655,080 +1,480 +0.23%
1999 653,600 +1,490 +0.23%
1998 652,110 +8,110 +1.26%
1997 644,000 +1,600 +0.25%
1996 642,400 +1,610 +0.25%
1995 640,790 +21,610 +3.49%
1994 619,180 +9,610 +1.58%
1993 609,570 +3,610 +0.6%
1992 605,960 +11,610 +1.95%
1991 594,350 +7,210 +1.23%
1990 587,140 +6,130 +1.06%
1989 581,010 +1,370 +0.24%
1988 579,640 +1,910 +0.33%
1987 577,730 +830 +0.14%
1986 576,900 +2,080 +0.36%
1985 574,820 +3,090 +0.54%
1984 571,730 +3,070 +0.54%
1983 568,660 +1,080 +0.19%
1982 567,580 +1,090 +0.19%
1981 566,490 +1,080 +0.19%
1980 565,410 +2,090 +0.37%
1979 563,320 +3,080 +0.55%
1978 560,240 +1,080 +0.19%
1977 559,160 −1,200 −0.21%
1976 560,360 +1,470 +0.26%
1975 558,890 +1,470 +0.26%
1974 557,420 +1,480 +0.27%
1973 555,940 +1,470 +0.27%
1972 554,470 +1,470 +0.27%
1971 553,000 +1,480 +0.27%
1970 551,520 +1,970 +0.36%
1969 549,550 +2,470 +0.45%
1968 547,080 +1,480 +0.27%
1967 545,600 −2,530 −0.46%
1966 548,130 +480 +0.09%
1965 547,650 +1,470 +0.27%
1964 546,180 +1,470 +0.27%
1963 544,710 +1,480 +0.27%
1962 543,230 +1,470 +0.27%
1961 541,760

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.