FAO · Agriculture

Nigeria: Land Use: Agricultural land, Area

70,2081000 ha · 2024+4.6% since 2014

FAOSTAT domain RL. Land Use: Agricultural land, Area (1000 ha). Annual figures for Nigeria from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

Year	Value (1000 ha)	Note
2024	70,208.39	I
2023	70,201.15	I
2022	69,269.32	I
2021	68,356.96	I
2020	68,209.11	I
2019	68,411.53	I
2018	70,375.91	I
2017	70,341.22	I
2016	69,200.37	I
2015	68,090.2	I
2014	67,101.32	I
2013	66,330.77	I
2012	66,823.29	I
2011	67,035.96	I
2010	67,568.13	I
2009	66,729.79	I
2008	66,946.01	I
2007	66,375.91	I
2006	66,230.54	I
2005	66,873.95	I
2004	67,095.22	I
2003	65,983.49	I
2002	65,833.26	I
2001	65,680.96	I
2000	65,508	I

Source

Published by FAO, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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FAO (2026). Land Use: Agricultural land, Area. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-rl-6610-5110-1000-ha (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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