Canada vs Nigeria: Arable land — Area

Canada
38,064 1000 ha
in 2024
Nigeria
37,184 1000 ha
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
Nigeria rank
10th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Canada
  • Nigeria
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196119922024

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

Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 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.