Land area in Nigeria
Nigeria: Land area was 91,077 ha th in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
91,077 ha th
World rank
29th
of 236 countries
All-time high
91,077 ha th
in 1990
All-time low
91,077 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Land area in Nigeria, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 91,077 ha th for land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Nigeria peaked at 91,077 ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 91,077 ha th, in 1990.
That places Nigeria 29th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91,077 ha th | 91,077 ha th | 91,077 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 91,077 ha th | 91,077 ha th | 91,077 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 91,077 ha th | 91,077 ha th | 91,077 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 91,077 ha th | 91,077 ha th | 91,077 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 27 Mauritania 103,070 ha th compare
- 28 Egypt 99,545 ha th compare
- 32 Namibia 82,329 ha th compare
- 32 South Africa 121,309 ha th compare
More development goals data for Nigeria
- Red List Index 0.9147 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 201.98 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 238.4 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 519,644 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Nigeria?
- Land area in Nigeria was 91,077 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 91,077 ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,077 ha th in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for land area?
- Nigeria ranks 29th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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