Nigeria | Agricultural land (% of land area)
Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Records
53
Source
Nigeria | Agricultural land (% of land area)
1960
1961 75.54047674
1962 75.65027394
1963 75.76007115
1964 75.88084807
1965 75.99064528
1966 76.0565236
1967 76.14436136
1968 76.14436136
1969 76.58355018
1970 76.74824599
1971 76.74824599
1972 76.74824599
1973 76.74824599
1974 76.74824599
1975 76.85804319
1976 76.9678404
1977 77.13253621
1978 77.13253621
1979 77.19841453
1980 77.28076243
1981 77.28076243
1982 77.45973188
1983 77.63760335
1984 77.81657279
1985 77.99444426
1986 78.35128518
1987 78.48523777
1988 78.73777134
1989 78.93101442
1990 79.13523722
1991 79.42180792
1992 79.55576051
1993 79.6897131
1994 79.82256772
1995 79.96530408
1996 78.1305928
1997 76.78996893
1998 78.76631861
1999 78.83439288
2000 78.88929148
2001 78.94419008
2002 81.03033697
2003 81.14013417
2004 81.7989174
2005 83.99486149
2006 85.64181956
2007 85.64181956
2008 84.54384751
2009 81.46952579
2010 83.66546988
2011 83.66546988
2012
Nigeria | Agricultural land (% of land area)
Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Records
53
Source