Middle Africa vs Niger: Agriculture — Area

Middle Africa
160,685 1000 ha
in 2024
Niger
46,619 1000 ha
in 2024
Middle Africa rank
26th
Niger rank
23rd

Agriculture — Area over time

  • Middle Africa
  • Niger
50.0k100.0k150.0k196119922024

How they compare

Middle Africa currently reports 160,685 1000 ha against 46,619 1000 ha in Niger, a difference of 114,066 1000 ha.

That makes Middle Africa's figure about 3.4 times Niger's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Middle Africa has been ahead every year.

Middle Africa ranks 26th and Niger ranks 23rd of 36 groups.

Middle Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle Africa Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 142,924 1000 ha 31,650 1000 ha 111,274 1000 ha Middle Africa
1970s 144,065 1000 ha 30,328 1000 ha 113,737 1000 ha Middle Africa
1980s 144,965 1000 ha 30,893 1000 ha 114,072 1000 ha Middle Africa
1990s 145,302 1000 ha 35,261 1000 ha 110,041 1000 ha Middle Africa
2000s 145,794 1000 ha 40,635 1000 ha 105,159 1000 ha Middle Africa
2010s 155,175 1000 ha 45,710 1000 ha 109,465 1000 ha Middle Africa
2020s 159,326 1000 ha 46,619 1000 ha 112,708 1000 ha Middle Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, Middle Africa or Niger?
Middle Africa, at 160,685 1000 ha against 46,619 1000 ha in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture — area between Middle Africa and Niger?
114,066 1000 ha, with Middle Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and Niger?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Middle Africa and Niger rank globally for agriculture — area?
Middle Africa ranks 26th and Niger ranks 23rd of 36 groups.
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

Indicator
Agriculture — 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.