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.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 328,640 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 333,350 hectares | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 330,690 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 327,340 hectares | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 336,280 hectares | +2.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 336,280 hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75,870 hectares, 4.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 336,280 hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45,820 hectares, 7.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More reference data data for Nigeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
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.