Eastern Europe vs Nigeria: Agricultural land — Area

Eastern Europe
309,629 1000 ha
in 2024
Nigeria
70,208 1000 ha
in 2024
Eastern Europe rank
12th
Nigeria rank
18th

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Eastern Europe
  • Nigeria
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922024

How they compare

Eastern Europe currently reports 309,629 1000 ha against 70,208 1000 ha in Nigeria, a difference of 239,421 1000 ha.

That makes Eastern Europe's figure about 4.4 times Nigeria's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Eastern Europe has been ahead every year.

Eastern Europe ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 18th of 47 regions.

Eastern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Europe Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 598,937 1000 ha 54,599 1000 ha 544,338 1000 ha Eastern Europe
1970s 605,225 1000 ha 55,743 1000 ha 549,482 1000 ha Eastern Europe
1980s 609,698 1000 ha 57,300 1000 ha 552,398 1000 ha Eastern Europe
1990s 380,789 1000 ha 62,491 1000 ha 318,298 1000 ha Eastern Europe
2000s 316,491 1000 ha 66,326 1000 ha 250,165 1000 ha Eastern Europe
2010s 311,887 1000 ha 68,128 1000 ha 243,759 1000 ha Eastern Europe
2020s 310,198 1000 ha 69,249 1000 ha 240,949 1000 ha Eastern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Eastern Europe or Nigeria?
Eastern Europe, at 309,629 1000 ha against 70,208 1000 ha in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Eastern Europe and Nigeria?
239,421 1000 ha, with Eastern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Europe and Nigeria?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Eastern Europe and Nigeria rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Eastern Europe ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 18th of 47 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.