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