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Nigeria: Land under cereal production

18.28Mhectares · 2024+7.7% since 2014

Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. Annual figures for Nigeria from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (hectares)Note
202418,275,835
202318,112,703
202218,266,761
202118,410,426
202018,032,487
201918,283,463
201818,195,663
201717,994,592
201617,241,103
201517,070,713
201416,962,885
201315,889,165
201215,316,190
201115,512,438
201016,132,376
200913,890,000
200818,899,000
200719,410,000
200619,147,000
200518,310,000
200417,716,000
200317,371,000
200217,027,000
200116,286,000
200018,242,000
199918,079,200
199818,339,000
199718,476,000
199617,752,600
199518,598,000
199417,993,000
199317,423,700
199216,836,000
199117,014,000
199015,400,000
198914,372,700
198812,685,000
198713,231,000
198612,675,000
19859,527,000
19848,294,000
19835,785,000
19825,186,000
19814,864,500
19807,165,000
19796,113,000
19786,554,000
19777,460,000
19769,874,000
19758,632,000
197410,325,000
197312,504,500
19728,869,500
197111,736,500
197012,424,000
196914,400,000
196811,039,000
196710,635,000
196610,102,000
196512,245,000
196411,291,000
196310,741,000
196210,634,000
196110,621,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Land under cereal production. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-land-under-cereal-production (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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