Canada vs Nigeria: Agriculture — Area
Agriculture — Area over time
- Canada
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 70,208 1000 ha against 58,235 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 11,973 1000 ha.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 237 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63,064 1000 ha | 54,599 1000 ha | 8,466 1000 ha | Canada |
| 1970s | 62,894 1000 ha | 55,743 1000 ha | 7,150 1000 ha | Canada |
| 1980s | 61,168 1000 ha | 57,300 1000 ha | 3,868 1000 ha | Canada |
| 1990s | 61,330 1000 ha | 62,491 1000 ha | 1,161 1000 ha | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 60,897 1000 ha | 66,326 1000 ha | 5,428 1000 ha | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 58,508 1000 ha | 68,128 1000 ha | 9,620 1000 ha | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 58,415 1000 ha | 69,249 1000 ha | 10,834 1000 ha | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture — area, Canada or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 70,208 1000 ha against 58,235 1000 ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agriculture — area between Canada and Nigeria?
- 11,973 1000 ha, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Nigeria rank globally for agriculture — area?
- Canada ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 237 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agriculture — 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.