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
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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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Indicator
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,763 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.