Nigeria Arable Land 1960-2024
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
- Nigeria arable land for 2022 was 0, a 100% decline from 2021.
- Nigeria arable land for 2021 was 36,872,000, a 0% increase from 2020.
- Nigeria arable land for 2020 was 36,872,000, a 0% increase from 2019.
- Nigeria arable land for 2019 was 36,872,000, a 1.24% increase from 2018.
| Nigeria Arable Land - Historical Data |
| Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
| 2022 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00% |
| 2021 |
36,872,000 |
0.17 |
40.48% |
| 2020 |
36,872,000 |
0.18 |
40.48% |
| 2019 |
36,872,000 |
0.18 |
40.48% |
| 2018 |
36,420,000 |
0.18 |
39.99% |
| 2017 |
36,160,000 |
0.19 |
39.70% |
| 2016 |
36,129,000 |
0.19 |
39.67% |
| 2015 |
36,097,000 |
0.20 |
39.63% |
| 2014 |
36,066,000 |
0.20 |
39.60% |
| 2013 |
36,034,000 |
0.21 |
39.56% |
| 2012 |
36,003,000 |
0.21 |
39.53% |
| 2011 |
35,971,000 |
0.22 |
39.50% |
| 2010 |
35,940,000 |
0.22 |
39.46% |
| 2009 |
36,872,000 |
0.24 |
40.48% |
| 2008 |
35,877,000 |
0.24 |
39.39% |
| 2007 |
35,845,000 |
0.24 |
39.36% |
| 2006 |
35,814,000 |
0.25 |
39.32% |
| 2005 |
35,782,000 |
0.25 |
39.29% |
| 2004 |
35,751,000 |
0.26 |
39.25% |
| 2003 |
35,719,000 |
0.27 |
39.22% |
| 2002 |
35,688,000 |
0.28 |
39.18% |
| 2001 |
35,651,000 |
0.28 |
39.14% |
| 2000 |
35,000,000 |
0.28 |
38.43% |
| 1999 |
35,000,000 |
0.29 |
38.43% |
| 1998 |
34,000,000 |
0.29 |
37.33% |
| 1997 |
33,200,000 |
0.29 |
36.45% |
| 1996 |
33,100,000 |
0.30 |
36.34% |
| 1995 |
32,900,000 |
0.30 |
36.12% |
| 1994 |
31,000,000 |
0.29 |
34.04% |
| 1993 |
30,100,000 |
0.29 |
33.05% |
| 1992 |
30,100,000 |
0.30 |
33.05% |
| 1991 |
29,000,000 |
0.30 |
31.84% |
| 1990 |
28,074,000 |
0.29 |
30.82% |
| 1989 |
27,888,000 |
0.30 |
30.62% |
| 1988 |
27,712,000 |
0.31 |
30.43% |
| 1987 |
27,482,000 |
0.31 |
30.17% |
| 1986 |
27,360,000 |
0.32 |
30.04% |
| 1985 |
27,213,000 |
0.33 |
29.88% |
| 1984 |
27,065,000 |
0.33 |
29.72% |
| 1983 |
26,918,000 |
0.34 |
29.56% |
| 1982 |
26,771,000 |
0.35 |
29.39% |
| 1981 |
26,623,000 |
0.35 |
29.23% |
| 1980 |
26,476,000 |
0.36 |
29.07% |
| 1979 |
26,328,000 |
0.37 |
28.91% |
| 1978 |
26,181,000 |
0.38 |
28.75% |
| 1977 |
26,034,000 |
0.39 |
28.58% |
| 1976 |
25,886,000 |
0.40 |
28.42% |
| 1975 |
25,739,000 |
0.41 |
28.26% |
| 1974 |
25,592,000 |
0.42 |
28.10% |
| 1973 |
25,444,000 |
0.43 |
27.94% |
| 1972 |
25,297,000 |
0.43 |
27.78% |
| 1971 |
25,150,000 |
0.44 |
27.61% |
| 1970 |
25,002,000 |
0.45 |
27.45% |
| 1969 |
24,855,000 |
0.46 |
27.29% |
| 1968 |
24,708,000 |
0.46 |
27.13% |
| 1967 |
24,560,000 |
0.47 |
26.97% |
| 1966 |
24,413,000 |
0.48 |
26.80% |
| 1965 |
24,265,000 |
0.49 |
26.64% |
| 1964 |
24,118,000 |
0.49 |
26.48% |
| 1963 |
23,971,000 |
0.50 |
26.32% |
| 1962 |
23,823,000 |
0.51 |
26.16% |
| 1961 |
23,676,000 |
0.52 |
26.00% |
| 1960 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00% |
