FAO · Agriculture

Nigeria: Land Use: Arable land, Area

37,1841000 ha · 2024+3.4% since 2014

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

20002024

Every year

Year	Value (1000 ha)	Note
2024	37,184.03	I
2023	37,184.03	I
2022	36,530.19	I
2021	36,012.86	I
2020	36,092.04	I
2019	36,881.29	I
2018	38,570.31	I
2017	38,671.82	I
2016	37,684.43	I
2015	36,770.98	I
2014	35,952.21	I
2013	35,264.26	I
2012	35,474.53	I
2011	35,870.42	I
2010	36,416.95	I
2009	36,624.87	I
2008	36,232.91	I
2007	35,698.62	I
2006	35,881.81	I
2005	36,271.15	I
2004	36,727.86	I
2003	35,719	I
2002	35,688	I
2001	35,651	I
2000	35,000	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: Arable land, Area. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-rl-6621-5110-1000-ha (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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