Nigeria Arable Land 1961-2024
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 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 for 2018 was 36,420,000, a 0.72% increase from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Hectares |
| India |
154,447,948 |
| Nigeria |
36,872,000 |
| Ukraine |
32,924,000 |
| Pakistan |
30,510,000 |
| Indonesia |
26,300,000 |
| Sudan |
20,994,840 |
| Myanmar |
10,990,000 |
| Bangladesh |
8,110,000 |
| Morocco |
7,512,000 |
| Vietnam |
6,787,000 |
| Cameroon |
6,200,000 |
| Kenya |
5,800,000 |
| Philippines |
5,590,000 |
| Angola |
5,373,000 |
| Bolivia |
4,868,367 |
| Ghana |
4,708,900 |
| Cambodia |
4,120,140 |
| Uzbekistan |
4,016,100 |
| Zambia |
3,800,000 |
| Egypt |
3,077,000 |
| Tunisia |
2,831,300 |
| Moldova |
1,711,000 |
| Nicaragua |
1,503,000 |
| Sri Lanka |
1,372,000 |
| Mongolia |
1,332,800 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
1,287,400 |
| Lao PDR |
1,224,000 |
| Honduras |
1,018,000 |
| El Salvador |
721,000 |
| Republic of Congo |
550,000 |
| Mauritania |
450,000 |
| Lesotho |
429,000 |
| Papua New Guinea |
331,000 |
| Georgia |
312,000 |
| Eswatini |
177,000 |
| Timor-Leste |
111,500 |
| Bhutan |
94,000 |
| Cabo Verde |
50,000 |
| West Bank and Gaza |
41,900 |
| Solomon Islands |
23,000 |
| Vanuatu |
20,000 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
4,000 |
| Djibouti |
3,000 |
| Micronesia |
2,000 |
| Kiribati |
2,000 |
| Nigeria Arable Land - Historical Data |
| Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
| 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% |
