Nigeria vs Southern Asia: Agriculture — Area

Nigeria
70,208 1000 ha
in 2024
Southern Asia
316,834 1000 ha
in 2024
Nigeria rank
17th
Southern Asia rank
18th

Agriculture — Area over time

  • Nigeria
  • Southern Asia
100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922024

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 316,834 1000 ha against 70,208 1000 ha in Nigeria, a difference of 246,626 1000 ha.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 4.5 times Nigeria's.

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

Nigeria ranks 17th and Southern Asia ranks 18th of 237 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 54,599 1000 ha 326,499 1000 ha 271,900 1000 ha Southern Asia
1970s 55,743 1000 ha 330,018 1000 ha 274,275 1000 ha Southern Asia
1980s 57,300 1000 ha 332,664 1000 ha 275,364 1000 ha Southern Asia
1990s 62,491 1000 ha 335,413 1000 ha 272,922 1000 ha Southern Asia
2000s 66,326 1000 ha 326,470 1000 ha 260,144 1000 ha Southern Asia
2010s 68,128 1000 ha 316,519 1000 ha 248,391 1000 ha Southern Asia
2020s 69,249 1000 ha 316,703 1000 ha 247,454 1000 ha Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, Nigeria or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 316,834 1000 ha against 70,208 1000 ha in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture — area between Nigeria and Southern Asia?
246,626 1000 ha, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Southern Asia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Southern Asia rank globally for agriculture — area?
Nigeria ranks 17th and Southern Asia ranks 18th 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.