Nigeria vs Uganda: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Nigeria
0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
13th
Uganda rank
10th
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 10th 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 | 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0197 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0298 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0062 1000 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0395 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0414 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.04 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Uganda?
- 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 10th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.