What is the difference in arable land — area, per capita between Nigeria and Uganda?

0 1000 ha per person, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Uganda: Arable land — Area, per capita

Nigeria

0.0002 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Uganda

0.0002 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Nigeria rank

71st

Uganda rank

69th

Arable land — Area, per capita over time

Nigeria
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.0002 1000 ha per person against 0.0002 1000 ha per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0 1000 ha per person.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 71st and Uganda ranks 69th of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0005 1000 ha per person	0.0004 1000 ha per person	0.0001 1000 ha per person	Nigeria
1970s	0.0004 1000 ha per person	0.0003 1000 ha per person	0.0001 1000 ha per person	Nigeria
1980s	0.0003 1000 ha per person	0.0003 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Nigeria
1990s	0.0003 1000 ha per person	0.0003 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Nigeria
2000s	0.0003 1000 ha per person	0.0002 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Nigeria
2010s	0.0002 1000 ha per person	0.0002 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Uganda
2020s	0.0002 1000 ha per person	0.0002 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, per capita, Nigeria or Uganda?: Uganda, at 0.0002 1000 ha per person against 0.0002 1000 ha per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area, per capita between Nigeria and Uganda?: 0 1000 ha per person, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for arable land — area, per capita?: Nigeria ranks 71st and Uganda ranks 69th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land — Area, per capita
Unit: 1000 ha per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 187 places, 10,922 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 13 September 2026

Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.