Permanent cropland (% of land area) in Nigeria stood at 8.62% in 2024, according to World Bank. The latest value is up 0.01 percentage points from 8.61% in 2023. Ten years earlier, in 2014, the value was 6.72% (up 1.9 percentage points since). The latest value is the highest since 1961; the lowest was 3.29% in 1967. Nigeria ranked 31st highest of the 199 countries in this dataset in 2024; Tuvalu ranked first.
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Permanent cropland (% of land area) in Nigeria stood at 8.62% in 2024, according to World Bank.
The latest value is up 0.01 percentage points from 8.61% in 2023. Ten years earlier, in 2014, the value was 6.72% (up 1.9 percentage points since).
Nigeria ranked 31st highest of the 199 countries in this dataset in 2024; Tuvalu ranked first.
The latest value is the highest since 1961; the lowest was 3.29% in 1967.
| Indicator | Permanent cropland (% of land area) |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| Category | Commodities and Energy |
| Unit | % |
| Source | World Bank |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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World Bank. (2026). Permanent cropland (% of land area) — Nigeria [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-ag-lnd-crop-zs/NGA. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.CROP.ZS
World Bank. "Permanent cropland (% of land area) — Nigeria." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-ag-lnd-crop-zs/NGA. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.CROP.ZS.
World Bank. 2026. "Permanent cropland (% of land area) — Nigeria." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-ag-lnd-crop-zs/NGA. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.CROP.ZS.
@misc{econdash_wdi_ag_lnd_crop_zs_nga,
author = {{World Bank}},
title = {{Permanent cropland (\% of land area) --- Nigeria}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-ag-lnd-crop-zs/NGA},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.CROP.ZS}
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