Report on the problem of encroachment on arable land in Nigeria : prepared for the: expert consultations on prevention of encroachment on Arable Land in Africa Addis Ababa, 16-20 September, 1985
Nigeria has a land area of 925,768 km2 or approximately 92,4 million ha., which places her as the 14th largest country in Africa. With a population estimated at 80 million, every inhabitant theoretically has only 1.15 ha of land available for meeting basic economic, industrial and social needs.