Nigeria vs Oceania: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Nigeria
- Oceania
How they compare
Oceania currently reports 375,588 1000 ha against 70,208 1000 ha in Nigeria, a difference of 305,380 1000 ha.
That makes Oceania's figure about 5.3 times Nigeria's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Oceania has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 17th and Oceania ranks 16th of 237 countries.
Oceania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Oceania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54,599 1000 ha | 503,555 1000 ha | 448,956 1000 ha | Oceania |
| 1970s | 55,743 1000 ha | 512,701 1000 ha | 456,958 1000 ha | Oceania |
| 1980s | 57,300 1000 ha | 498,175 1000 ha | 440,875 1000 ha | Oceania |
| 1990s | 62,491 1000 ha | 478,380 1000 ha | 415,889 1000 ha | Oceania |
| 2000s | 66,326 1000 ha | 432,381 1000 ha | 366,055 1000 ha | Oceania |
| 2010s | 68,128 1000 ha | 382,200 1000 ha | 314,072 1000 ha | Oceania |
| 2020s | 69,249 1000 ha | 374,240 1000 ha | 304,991 1000 ha | Oceania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Nigeria or Oceania?
- Oceania, at 375,588 1000 ha against 70,208 1000 ha in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Nigeria and Oceania?
- 305,380 1000 ha, with Oceania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Oceania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Oceania rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Nigeria ranks 17th and Oceania ranks 16th 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.