Agricultural land in Nigeria
Agricultural land made up 77.1% of the land area of Nigeria in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2018.
Nigeria, 2024
77.1%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
11th of 208
Agricultural land in Nigeria over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 77.1% | – |
| 2023 | 77.1% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 75.1% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 74.9% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 75.1% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 77.3% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 74.8% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 73.7% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 72.8% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 73.4% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 73.6% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 74.2% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 73.3% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 73.5% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 72.9% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 72.7% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 73.4% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 73.7% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 72.4% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 72.3% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 72.1% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 71.9% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 77.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 73.7%, the figure has changed by +3.4 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Nigeria has the 11th highest value.
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