Nigeria vs Oceania: Agriculture — Area

Nigeria
70,208 1000 ha
in 2024
Oceania
381,004 1000 ha
in 2024
Nigeria rank
17th
Oceania rank
16th

Agriculture — Area over time

  • Nigeria
  • Oceania
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k196119922024

How they compare

Oceania currently reports 381,004 1000 ha against 70,208 1000 ha in Nigeria, a difference of 310,796 1000 ha.

That makes Oceania's figure about 5.4 times Nigeria's.

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

Nigeria ranks 17th and Oceania ranks 16th of 237 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Oceania Difference Ahead
1960s 54,599 1000 ha 503,555 1000 ha 448,956 1000 ha Oceania
1970s 55,743 1000 ha 512,701 1000 ha 456,958 1000 ha Oceania
1980s 57,300 1000 ha 498,175 1000 ha 440,875 1000 ha Oceania
1990s 62,491 1000 ha 478,380 1000 ha 415,889 1000 ha Oceania
2000s 66,326 1000 ha 450,942 1000 ha 384,616 1000 ha Oceania
2010s 68,128 1000 ha 404,159 1000 ha 336,031 1000 ha Oceania
2020s 69,249 1000 ha 386,484 1000 ha 317,235 1000 ha Oceania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, Nigeria or Oceania?
Oceania, at 381,004 1000 ha against 70,208 1000 ha in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture — area between Nigeria and Oceania?
310,796 1000 ha, with Oceania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Oceania?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Oceania rank globally for agriculture — area?
Nigeria ranks 17th and Oceania ranks 16th 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

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.