Households participating in agricultural activities in Nigeria 2019, by type and area
According to the results of a survey conducted in 2019, 87 percent of households living in rural areas in Nigeria practiced crop farming activities. Similarly, 56 percent of rural households in Nigeria were owning or rising any livestock. On the contrary, the percentages of households participating in agricultural activities in urban areas were lower. In total, crop farming was practiced by about 70 percent of Nigerian households.