Niger vs Somalia: Agriculture — Area

Niger
46,619 1000 ha
in 2024
Somalia
44,130 1000 ha
in 2024
Niger rank
23rd
Somalia rank
25th

Agriculture — Area over time

  • Niger
  • Somalia
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k196119922024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 46,619 1000 ha against 44,130 1000 ha in Somalia, a difference of 2,489 1000 ha.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

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

Niger ranks 23rd and Somalia ranks 25th of 237 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 31,650 1000 ha 43,925 1000 ha 12,275 1000 ha Somalia
1970s 30,328 1000 ha 43,972 1000 ha 13,645 1000 ha Somalia
1980s 30,893 1000 ha 44,022 1000 ha 13,129 1000 ha Somalia
1990s 35,261 1000 ha 44,054 1000 ha 8,792 1000 ha Somalia
2000s 40,635 1000 ha 44,097 1000 ha 3,463 1000 ha Somalia
2010s 45,710 1000 ha 44,106 1000 ha 1,604 1000 ha Niger
2020s 46,619 1000 ha 44,129 1000 ha 2,490 1000 ha Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, Niger or Somalia?
Niger, at 46,619 1000 ha against 44,130 1000 ha in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture — area between Niger and Somalia?
2,489 1000 ha, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for agriculture — area?
Niger ranks 23rd and Somalia ranks 25th 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.

Individual pages

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.