Breakdown of habitable land area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Breakdown of habitable land area was 336,280 hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat
Breakdown of habitable land area in Nigeria, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for breakdown of habitable land area in Nigeria is 336,280 hectares, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.3% over five years.
Nigeria ranks 54th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is breakdown of habitable land area in Nigeria?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Nigeria was 336,280 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 336,280 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 327,340 hectares in 2018.
- How does Nigeria rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Nigeria ranks 54th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.