Mozambique vs Niger: Agricultural land — Area

Mozambique
44,125 1000 ha
in 2024
Niger
46,619 1000 ha
in 2024
Mozambique rank
26th
Niger rank
23rd

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Mozambique
  • Niger
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k196119922024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 46,619 1000 ha against 44,125 1000 ha in Mozambique, a difference of 2,494 1000 ha.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 26th and Niger ranks 23rd of 237 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 34,582 1000 ha 31,650 1000 ha 2,931 1000 ha Mozambique
1970s 35,007 1000 ha 30,328 1000 ha 4,679 1000 ha Mozambique
1980s 35,928 1000 ha 30,893 1000 ha 5,035 1000 ha Mozambique
1990s 37,606 1000 ha 35,261 1000 ha 2,344 1000 ha Mozambique
2000s 39,874 1000 ha 40,635 1000 ha 760.19 1000 ha Niger
2010s 42,302 1000 ha 45,710 1000 ha 3,408 1000 ha Niger
2020s 43,986 1000 ha 46,619 1000 ha 2,633 1000 ha Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Mozambique or Niger?
Niger, at 46,619 1000 ha against 44,125 1000 ha in Mozambique as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Mozambique and Niger?
2,494 1000 ha, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Niger?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Mozambique and Niger rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Mozambique ranks 26th and Niger ranks 23rd 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

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
Last refreshed

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.