Nigeria vs Uganda: Agricultural land — Share in Land area

Nigeria
77.09 %
in 2024
Uganda
80.28 %
in 2024
Nigeria rank
11th
Uganda rank
7th

Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time

  • Nigeria
  • Uganda
020406080196119922024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 80.28 % against 77.09 % in Nigeria, a difference of 3.19 %.

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

Nigeria ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 7th of 220 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 59.95 % 48.26 % 11.69 % Nigeria
1970s 61.2 % 51.68 % 9.53 % Nigeria
1980s 62.91 % 57.05 % 5.86 % Nigeria
1990s 68.61 % 60.66 % 7.95 % Nigeria
2000s 72.83 % 69.47 % 3.35 % Nigeria
2010s 74.8 % 78.01 % 3.21 % Uganda
2020s 76.03 % 80.38 % 4.35 % Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Nigeria or Uganda?
Uganda, at 80.28 % against 77.09 % in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Nigeria and Uganda?
3.19 %, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
Nigeria ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 7th of 220 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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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.