Indonesia vs Nigeria: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Indonesia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 70,208 1000 ha against 54,754 1000 ha in Indonesia, a difference of 15,454 1000 ha.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Indonesia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 237 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32,023 1000 ha | 54,599 1000 ha | 22,576 1000 ha | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 34,574 1000 ha | 55,743 1000 ha | 21,169 1000 ha | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 39,685 1000 ha | 57,300 1000 ha | 17,615 1000 ha | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 42,810 1000 ha | 62,491 1000 ha | 19,681 1000 ha | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 47,201 1000 ha | 66,326 1000 ha | 19,125 1000 ha | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 51,824 1000 ha | 68,128 1000 ha | 16,303 1000 ha | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 54,707 1000 ha | 69,249 1000 ha | 14,542 1000 ha | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Indonesia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 70,208 1000 ha against 54,754 1000 ha in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Indonesia and Nigeria?
- 15,454 1000 ha, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Nigeria rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Indonesia ranks 20th 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.