What is the difference in agricultural land — area, per capita between Ethiopia and Nigeria?

0 1000 ha per person, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?

32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Agricultural land — Area, per capita

Ethiopia

0.0003 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Nigeria

0.0003 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

106th

Nigeria rank

104th

Agricultural land — Area, per capita over time

Ethiopia
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0003 1000 ha per person against 0.0003 1000 ha per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0 1000 ha per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Nigeria ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 106th and Nigeria ranks 104th of 186 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0005 1000 ha per person	0.0006 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Nigeria
2000s	0.0004 1000 ha per person	0.0005 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Nigeria
2010s	0.0004 1000 ha per person	0.0004 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Nigeria
2020s	0.0003 1000 ha per person	0.0003 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, per capita, Ethiopia or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 0.0003 1000 ha per person against 0.0003 1000 ha per person in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area, per capita between Ethiopia and Nigeria?: 0 1000 ha per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for agricultural land — area, per capita?: Ethiopia ranks 106th and Nigeria ranks 104th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Agricultural land — Area, per capita
Unit: 1000 ha per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 11,050 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.