Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per in Nigeria
Nigeria: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per was 95.57 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per in Nigeria, 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 95.57 million current LCU per square kilometre for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 417.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per in Nigeria peaked at 95.57 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18,723 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1981.
That places Nigeria 16th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 18,723 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 22,098 current LCU per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1983 | 26,129 current LCU per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1984 | 33,340 current LCU per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 1985 | 37,591 current LCU per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1986 | 39,200 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 55,214 current LCU per square kilometre | +40.8% |
| 1988 | 80,991 current LCU per square kilometre | +46.7% |
| 1989 | 96,912 current LCU per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1990 | 117,073 current LCU per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1991 | 135,310 current LCU per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1992 | 202,154 current LCU per square kilometre | +49.4% |
| 1993 | 324,259 current LCU per square kilometre | +60.4% |
| 1994 | 488,897 current LCU per square kilometre | +50.8% |
| 1995 | 867,554 current LCU per square kilometre | +77.5% |
| 1996 | 1.18 million current LCU per square kilometre | +35.5% |
| 1997 | 1.33 million current LCU per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1998 | 1.47 million current LCU per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 1.57 million current LCU per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 1.66 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 2.21 million current LCU per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 2002 | 4.67 million current LCU per square kilometre | +111.0% |
| 2003 | 5.04 million current LCU per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 5.42 million current LCU per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 6.62 million current LCU per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 8.25 million current LCU per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2007 | 9.39 million current LCU per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 11.09 million current LCU per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 12.76 million current LCU per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 14.33 million current LCU per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 15.41 million current LCU per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 17.37 million current LCU per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 18.46 million current LCU per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 19.78 million current LCU per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 21.56 million current LCU per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 23.63 million current LCU per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 26.30 million current LCU per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 30.05 million current LCU per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 57.95 million current LCU per square kilometre | +92.8% |
| 2020 | 66.49 million current LCU per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 78.51 million current LCU per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 85.97 million current LCU per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 95.57 million current LCU per square kilometre | +11.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 95.57 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.21 million current LCU per square kilometre, 43.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 95.57 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.57 million current LCU per square kilometre, 26.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +111.0% | 2.21 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4.67 million current LCU per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +92.8% | 30.05 million current LCU per square kilometre | 57.95 million current LCU per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +77.5% | 488,897 current LCU per square kilometre | 867,554 current LCU per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45,578 current LCU per square kilometre | 18,723 current LCU per square kilometre | 96,912 current LCU per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 767,998 current LCU per square kilometre | 117,073 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.57 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.71 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.66 million current LCU per square kilometre | 12.76 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.49 million current LCU per square kilometre | 14.33 million current LCU per square kilometre | 57.95 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.63 million current LCU per square kilometre | 66.49 million current LCU per square kilometre | 95.57 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 13 Burundi 156.38 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 14 Colombia 125.83 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 15 Comoros 122.42 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 17 Paraguay 92.94 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 18 Tanzania, United Republic of 50.36 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 19 Myanmar 48.81 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Nigeria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.19 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 148.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 16.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 13.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per in Nigeria?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per in Nigeria was 95.57 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 95.57 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,723 current LCU per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Nigeria rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per?
- Nigeria ranks 16th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 417.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.