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What are the three main land uses in Nigeria?

Nigeria covers an estimated land area of 923,768 km.2 Land use patterns in Nigeria are diverse and cater to agriculture, industry, and infrastructure development. Recent data indicates that approximately 68.64 million hectares of land is used for agriculture, 43.47 million hectares is used for cropland and 21.46 million hectares is used for forestry.

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