Nigeria Land Use and Fertilizer Statistics from FAO

FAOSTAT data covering land use and fertilizer inputs for Nigeria. The dataset likely contains statistics on land area categories, fertilizer consumption by product type, and nutrient application. It originates from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and was last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in agricultural land use based on land use categories.
• Model fertilizer consumption patterns based on fertilizer product and nutrient data.
• Assess agricultural input intensity and sustainability indicators for Nigeria.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, allowing for open use and sharing.
• Last updated in June 2026, suggesting relatively recent data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations

Collection Method

Aggregated from FAOSTAT bulk data service.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-10 22:34:52.824114

Geography

Nigeria