Nigeria | Agricultural land (sq. km)

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 (sq. km)
year value
1960
1961 688000
1962 689000
1963 690000
1964 691100
1965 692100
1966 692700
1967 693500
1968 693500
1969 697500
1970 699000
1971 699000
1972 699000
1973 699000
1974 699000
1975 700000
1976 701000
1977 702500
1978 702500
1979 703100
1980 703850
1981 703850
1982 705480
1983 707100
1984 708730
1985 710350
1986 713600
1987 714820
1988 717120
1989 718880
1990 720740
1991 723350
1992 724570
1993 725790
1994 727000
1995 728300
1996 711590
1997 699380
1998 717380
1999 718000
2000 718500
2001 719000
2002 738000
2003 739000
2004 745000
2005 765000
2006 780000
2007 780000
2008 770000
2009 742000
2010 762000
2011 762000
2012

Nigeria | Agricultural land (sq. km)

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