Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Nigeria

Arable land per capita in Nigeria in 2023 — 0.1618 ha/person. Ranked 77 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 68.6%.

2023 0.1618 ha/person −2.08% vs 2022
World rank 77of 206
Period maximum 0.5148 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.1618 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Nigeria, 1961–202300.20.40.619611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.5148 ha/person1963: 0.4997 ha/person1965: 0.4845 ha/person1967: 0.4697 ha/person1969: 0.455 ha/person1971: 0.4396 ha/person1973: 0.4235 ha/person1975: 0.4059 ha/person1977: 0.3872 ha/person1979: 0.3682 ha/person1981: 0.35 ha/person1983: 0.3346 ha/person1985: 0.3205 ha/person1987: 0.3067 ha/person1989: 0.295 ha/person1991: 0.2908 ha/person1993: 0.2863 ha/person1995: 0.2969 ha/person1997: 0.2844 ha/person1999: 0.2844 ha/person2001: 0.2745 ha/person2003: 0.2603 ha/person2005: 0.2467 ha/person2007: 0.2339 ha/person2009: 0.2275 ha/person2011: 0.2099 ha/person2013: 0.199 ha/person2015: 0.1893 ha/person2017: 0.1806 ha/person2019: 0.176 ha/person2021: 0.1687 ha/person2023: 0.1618 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.353 (−68.57%) Average annual rate: -1.85 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Nigeria 0.1618 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.1904 ha/person
Western Africa computed 0.2242 ha/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.1258 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1618 −0.0034 −2.08%
2022 0.1652 −0.0035 −2.07%
2021 0.1687 −0.0036 −2.07%
2020 0.1723 −0.0037 −2.11%
2019 0.176 −0.0017 −0.96%
2018 0.1777 −0.0029 −1.58%
2017 0.1806 −0.0043 −2.32%
2016 0.1849 −0.0045 −2.36%
2015 0.1893 −0.0047 −2.42%
2014 0.194 −0.005 −2.52%
2013 0.199 −0.0053 −2.59%
2012 0.2043 −0.0056 −2.65%
2011 0.2099 −0.0058 −2.68%
2010 0.2157 −0.0119 −5.21%
2009 0.2275 −0.0001 −0.05%
2008 0.2277 −0.0062 −2.66%
2007 0.2339 −0.0064 −2.65%
2006 0.2402 −0.0065 −2.64%
2005 0.2467 −0.0067 −2.65%
2004 0.2535 −0.0069 −2.65%
2003 0.2603 −0.007 −2.63%
2002 0.2674 −0.0071 −2.6%
2001 0.2745 −0.0024 −0.87%
2000 0.2769 −0.0075 −2.64%
1999 0.2844 +0.0007 +0.26%
1998 0.2837 −0.0007 −0.23%
1997 0.2844 −0.0066 −2.28%
1996 0.291 −0.0059 −1.99%
1995 0.2969 +0.0097 +3.37%
1994 0.2872 +0.0009 +0.31%
1993 0.2863 −0.0077 −2.62%
1992 0.294 +0.0032 +1.1%
1991 0.2908 +0.0018 +0.61%
1990 0.2891 −0.006 −2.02%
1989 0.295 −0.0061 −2.04%
1988 0.3012 −0.0056 −1.82%
1987 0.3067 −0.0069 −2.2%
1986 0.3136 −0.0069 −2.15%
1985 0.3205 −0.0074 −2.26%
1984 0.328 −0.0067 −2%
1983 0.3346 −0.0069 −2.03%
1982 0.3416 −0.0084 −2.41%
1981 0.35 −0.0089 −2.49%
1980 0.3589 −0.0093 −2.53%
1979 0.3682 −0.0094 −2.49%
1978 0.3776 −0.0096 −2.47%
1977 0.3872 −0.0095 −2.38%
1976 0.3967 −0.0092 −2.28%
1975 0.4059 −0.009 −2.17%
1974 0.4149 −0.0086 −2.02%
1973 0.4235 −0.0082 −1.9%
1972 0.4317 −0.0079 −1.8%
1971 0.4396 −0.0077 −1.73%
1970 0.4473 −0.0076 −1.68%
1969 0.455 −0.0075 −1.61%
1968 0.4624 −0.0072 −1.54%
1967 0.4697 −0.0073 −1.52%
1966 0.4769 −0.0075 −1.55%
1965 0.4845 −0.0076 −1.55%
1964 0.4921 −0.0076 −1.52%
1963 0.4997 −0.0076 −1.49%
1962 0.5072 −0.0076 −1.47%
1961 0.5148

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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