Canada vs Nigeria: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Canada
- Nigeria
How they compare
Canada currently reports 38,064 1000 ha against 37,184 1000 ha in Nigeria, a difference of 880 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 231 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37,736 1000 ha | 24,265 1000 ha | 13,471 1000 ha | Canada |
| 1970s | 39,095 1000 ha | 25,665 1000 ha | 13,429 1000 ha | Canada |
| 1980s | 41,118 1000 ha | 27,151 1000 ha | 13,968 1000 ha | Canada |
| 1990s | 41,154 1000 ha | 31,647 1000 ha | 9,507 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2000s | 39,712 1000 ha | 35,950 1000 ha | 3,762 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2010s | 38,098 1000 ha | 36,756 1000 ha | 1,342 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2020s | 38,211 1000 ha | 36,601 1000 ha | 1,610 1000 ha | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Canada or Nigeria?
- Canada, at 38,064 1000 ha against 37,184 1000 ha in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Canada and Nigeria?
- 880 1000 ha, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Nigeria rank globally for arable land — area?
- Canada ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.