World Bank · Agriculture

Nigeria: Land area

910,770sq km · 20240.0% since 2014

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes. Annual figures for Nigeria from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (sq km)Note
2024910,770
2023910,770
2022910,770
2021910,770
2020910,770
2019910,770
2018910,770
2017910,770
2016910,770
2015910,770
2014910,770
2013910,770
2012910,770
2011910,770
2010910,770
2009910,770
2008910,770
2007910,770
2006910,770
2005910,770
2004910,770
2003910,770
2002910,770
2001910,770
2000910,770
1999910,770
1998910,770
1997910,770
1996910,770
1995910,770
1994910,770
1993910,770
1992910,770
1991910,770
1990910,770
1989910,770
1988910,770
1987910,770
1986910,770
1985910,770
1984910,770
1983910,770
1982910,770
1981910,770
1980910,770
1979910,770
1978910,770
1977910,770
1976910,770
1975910,770
1974910,770
1973910,770
1972910,770
1971910,770
1970910,770
1969910,770
1968910,770
1967910,770
1966910,770
1965910,770
1964910,770
1963910,770
1962910,770
1961910,770

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Land area. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-land-area (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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