Nigeria vs South Africa: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre
Nigeria
0.0771 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0794 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
10th
South Africa rank
8th
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0794 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0771 1000 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 8th of 186 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0599 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0805 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0206 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0612 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0779 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0629 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0778 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0686 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0801 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0728 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0804 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0748 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0795 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0758 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0794 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, per square kilometre, Nigeria or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0794 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0771 1000 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area, per square kilometre between Nigeria and South Africa?
- 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and South Africa rank globally for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 8th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.