FAO · Agriculture

Nigeria: Land Use: Cropland, Area

45,0361000 ha · 2024+7.0% since 2014

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

20002024

Every year

Year	Value (1000 ha)	Note
2024	45,036.39	I
2023	45,029.15	I
2022	44,097.32	I
2021	43,184.96	I
2020	43,188.11	I
2019	43,541.53	I
2018	45,203.91	I
2017	45,062.22	I
2016	43,938.37	I
2015	42,950.2	I
2014	42,074.32	I
2013	41,422.77	I
2012	42,033.29	I
2011	42,363.96	I
2010	43,014.13	I
2009	43,258.79	I
2008	42,627.01	I
2007	42,074.91	I
2006	42,047.54	I
2005	42,799.95	I
2004	43,043.22	I
2003	41,945.49	I
2002	41,813.26	I
2001	41,664.96	I
2000	40,800	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: Cropland, Area. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-rl-6620-5110-1000-ha (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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