Ethiopia PDR vs Nigeria: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Ethiopia PDR
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 70,208 1000 ha against 56,105 1000 ha in Ethiopia PDR, a difference of 14,103 1000 ha.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia PDR's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ethiopia PDR ahead.
Ethiopia PDR ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 237 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia PDR averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia PDR | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58,584 1000 ha | 54,599 1000 ha | 3,986 1000 ha | Ethiopia PDR |
| 1970s | 59,352 1000 ha | 55,743 1000 ha | 3,608 1000 ha | Ethiopia PDR |
| 1980s | 57,822 1000 ha | 57,300 1000 ha | 522.1 1000 ha | Ethiopia PDR |
| 1990s | 56,192 1000 ha | 59,582 1000 ha | 3,390 1000 ha | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Ethiopia PDR or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 70,208 1000 ha against 56,105 1000 ha in Ethiopia PDR as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Ethiopia PDR and Nigeria?
- 14,103 1000 ha, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia PDR and Nigeria?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1992.
- How do Ethiopia PDR and Nigeria rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Ethiopia PDR ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 237 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.