Nigeria Arable Land 1961-2023
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 2020 was 35,000,000, a 0% increase from 2019.
- Nigeria arable land for 2019 was 35,000,000, a 0% increase from 2018.
- Nigeria arable land for 2018 was 35,000,000, a 0% increase from 2017.
- Nigeria arable land for 2017 was 35,000,000, a 0% increase from 2016.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Hectares |
| India |
155,369,076 |
| Nigeria |
35,000,000 |
| Ukraine |
32,924,000 |
| Pakistan |
30,930,000 |
| Indonesia |
26,300,000 |
| Sudan |
20,994,840 |
| Myanmar |
11,018,000 |
| Bangladesh |
8,000,000 |
| Morocco |
7,649,000 |
| Vietnam |
6,787,000 |
| Cameroon |
6,200,000 |
| Kenya |
5,800,000 |
| Philippines |
5,590,000 |
| Angola |
4,900,000 |
| Bolivia |
4,540,000 |
| Uzbekistan |
4,023,000 |
| Cambodia |
3,876,000 |
| Zambia |
3,800,000 |
| Egypt |
3,365,000 |
| Tunisia |
2,595,000 |
| Ghana |
2,513,400 |
| Moldova |
1,699,800 |
| Nicaragua |
1,504,000 |
| Sri Lanka |
1,372,000 |
| Mongolia |
1,340,480 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
1,287,400 |
| Lao PDR |
1,224,000 |
| Honduras |
1,020,000 |
| El Salvador |
721,000 |
| Lesotho |
596,000 |
| Republic of Congo |
550,000 |
| Mauritania |
400,000 |
| Georgia |
310,000 |
| Papua New Guinea |
300,000 |
| Eswatini |
175,000 |
| Timor-Leste |
111,500 |
| Bhutan |
94,000 |
| West Bank and Gaza |
69,800 |
| 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 |
| 2020 |
35,000,000 |
0.17 |
38.43% |
| 2019 |
35,000,000 |
0.17 |
38.43% |
| 2018 |
35,000,000 |
0.18 |
38.43% |
| 2017 |
35,000,000 |
0.18 |
38.43% |
| 2016 |
35,000,000 |
0.19 |
38.43% |
| 2015 |
35,000,000 |
0.19 |
38.43% |
| 2014 |
35,000,000 |
0.20 |
38.43% |
| 2013 |
35,000,000 |
0.20 |
38.43% |
| 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 |
0.20 |
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 |
0.26 |
38.43% |
| 2002 |
34,000,000 |
0.26 |
37.33% |
| 2001 |
33,000,000 |
0.26 |
36.23% |
| 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 |
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 |
0.45 |
28.55% |
| 1971 |
30,327,560 |
0.53 |
33.30% |
| 1970 |
31,880,470 |
0.57 |
35.00% |
| 1969 |
34,714,030 |
0.64 |
38.12% |
| 1968 |
29,171,950 |
0.55 |
32.03% |
| 1967 |
29,212,870 |
0.56 |
32.07% |
| 1966 |
29,391,500 |
0.58 |
32.27% |
| 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 |
0.52 |
26.00% |
