Comoros vs Nigeria: Agricultural land — Share in Land area

Comoros
78.91 %
in 2024
Nigeria
77.09 %
in 2024
Comoros rank
10th
Nigeria rank
11th

Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time

  • Comoros
  • Nigeria
020406080196119922024

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 78.91 % against 77.09 % in Nigeria, a difference of 1.82 %.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Comoros ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 51.05 % 59.95 % 8.9 % Nigeria
1970s 51.59 % 61.2 % 9.62 % Nigeria
1980s 57.55 % 62.91 % 5.36 % Nigeria
1990s 64.86 % 68.61 % 3.76 % Nigeria
2000s 70.88 % 72.83 % 1.95 % Nigeria
2010s 75.1 % 74.8 % 0.298 % Comoros
2020s 79.05 % 76.03 % 3.02 % Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Comoros or Nigeria?
Comoros, at 78.91 % against 77.09 % in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Comoros and Nigeria?
1.82 %, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Nigeria?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Comoros and Nigeria rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
Comoros ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in 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 — Share in Land area
Unit
%
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.