Nigeria Arable Land 1961-2022
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 2018 was 34,000,000, a 0% increase from 2017.
- Nigeria arable land for 2017 was 34,000,000, a 0% increase from 2016.
- Nigeria arable land for 2016 was 34,000,000, a 0% increase from 2015.
- Nigeria arable land for 2015 was 34,000,000, a 0% increase from 2014.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Hectares |
| India |
156,416,000 |
| Nigeria |
34,000,000 |
| Ukraine |
32,888,000 |
| Pakistan |
30,507,000 |
| Indonesia |
26,300,000 |
| Sudan |
19,823,160 |
| Myanmar |
11,080,300 |
| Bangladesh |
7,772,300 |
| Morocco |
7,477,600 |
| Vietnam |
6,988,300 |
| Cameroon |
6,200,000 |
| Kenya |
5,800,000 |
| Philippines |
5,590,000 |
| Angola |
4,900,000 |
| Ghana |
4,700,000 |
| Bolivia |
4,480,000 |
| Uzbekistan |
4,064,500 |
| Cambodia |
3,911,000 |
| Zambia |
3,800,000 |
| Egypt |
2,910,969 |
| Tunisia |
2,607,000 |
| Moldova |
1,681,700 |
| Lao PDR |
1,550,000 |
| Nicaragua |
1,504,000 |
| Sri Lanka |
1,371,600 |
| Mongolia |
1,327,400 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
1,288,000 |
| Honduras |
1,020,000 |
| El Salvador |
627,000 |
| Congo, Rep. |
550,000 |
| Lesotho |
429,300 |
| Mauritania |
400,000 |
| Georgia |
311,000 |
| Papua New Guinea |
300,000 |
| Eswatini |
175,000 |
| Timor-Leste |
155,000 |
| Bhutan |
94,000 |
| Cabo Verde |
50,000 |
| Vanuatu |
20,000 |
| Solomon Islands |
20,000 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
4,000 |
| Kiribati |
2,000 |
| Micronesia |
2,000 |
| Djibouti |
2,000 |
| Nigeria Arable Land - Historical Data |
| Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
| 2018 |
34,000,000 |
0.17 |
37.33% |
| 2017 |
34,000,000 |
0.18 |
37.33% |
| 2016 |
34,000,000 |
0.18 |
37.33% |
| 2015 |
34,000,000 |
0.19 |
37.33% |
| 2014 |
34,000,000 |
0.19 |
37.33% |
| 2013 |
34,000,000 |
0.20 |
37.33% |
| 2012 |
35,000,000 |
0.21 |
38.43% |
| 2011 |
34,000,000 |
0.21 |
37.33% |
| 2010 |
33,000,000 |
0.21 |
36.23% |
| 2009 |
32,000,000 |
0.21 |
35.14% |
| 2008 |
36,000,000 |
0.24 |
39.53% |
| 2007 |
37,000,000 |
0.25 |
40.63% |
| 2006 |
36,800,000 |
0.26 |
40.41% |
| 2005 |
36,000,000 |
0.26 |
39.53% |
| 2004 |
35,000,000 |
0.26 |
38.43% |
| 2003 |
35,000,000 |
0.27 |
38.43% |
| 2002 |
34,000,000 |
0.26 |
37.33% |
| 2001 |
33,000,000 |
0.26 |
36.23% |
| 2000 |
35,000,000 |
0.29 |
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 |
30,000,000 |
0.31 |
32.94% |
| 1990 |
28,174,000 |
0.30 |
30.93% |
| 1989 |
28,088,000 |
0.30 |
30.84% |
| 1988 |
28,112,000 |
0.31 |
30.87% |
| 1987 |
27,882,000 |
0.32 |
30.61% |
| 1986 |
27,860,000 |
0.32 |
30.59% |
| 1985 |
23,000,000 |
0.28 |
25.25% |
| 1984 |
21,000,000 |
0.26 |
23.06% |
| 1983 |
17,505,000 |
0.22 |
19.22% |
| 1982 |
17,432,000 |
0.23 |
19.14% |
| 1981 |
16,466,000 |
0.22 |
18.08% |
| 1980 |
19,603,000 |
0.27 |
21.52% |
| 1979 |
17,716,000 |
0.25 |
19.45% |
| 1978 |
18,855,000 |
0.27 |
20.70% |
| 1977 |
20,611,000 |
0.31 |
22.63% |
| 1976 |
26,000,000 |
0.40 |
28.55% |
| 1975 |
26,000,000 |
0.41 |
28.55% |
| 1974 |
27,000,000 |
0.44 |
29.65% |
| 1973 |
31,150,000 |
0.52 |
34.20% |
| 1972 |
26,000,000 |
0.44 |
28.55% |
| 1971 |
30,327,560 |
0.53 |
33.30% |
| 1970 |
31,880,470 |
0.57 |
35.00% |
| 1969 |
34,714,030 |
0.63 |
38.12% |
| 1968 |
29,171,950 |
0.55 |
32.03% |
| 1967 |
29,212,870 |
0.56 |
32.07% |
| 1966 |
27,105,990 |
0.53 |
29.76% |
| 1965 |
29,570,130 |
0.59 |
32.47% |
| 1964 |
27,471,070 |
0.56 |
30.16% |
| 1963 |
26,516,910 |
0.55 |
29.11% |
| 1962 |
24,400,000 |
0.52 |
26.79% |
| 1961 |
23,676,510 |
0.51 |
26.00% |
