Eastern Asia vs Niger: Arable land — Area

Eastern Asia
117,804 1000 ha
in 2024
Niger
17,723 1000 ha
in 2024
Eastern Asia rank
17th
Niger rank
20th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Eastern Asia
  • Niger
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922024

How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 117,804 1000 ha against 17,723 1000 ha in Niger, a difference of 100,081 1000 ha.

That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 6.6 times Niger's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Eastern Asia ranks 17th and Niger ranks 20th of 36 groups.

Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Asia Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 112,691 1000 ha 11,649 1000 ha 101,042 1000 ha Eastern Asia
1970s 108,569 1000 ha 10,323 1000 ha 98,246 1000 ha Eastern Asia
1980s 123,160 1000 ha 9,774 1000 ha 113,386 1000 ha Eastern Asia
1990s 131,631 1000 ha 13,201 1000 ha 118,430 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2000s 129,779 1000 ha 14,306 1000 ha 115,473 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2010s 124,776 1000 ha 16,819 1000 ha 107,957 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2020s 118,054 1000 ha 17,723 1000 ha 100,331 1000 ha Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Eastern Asia or Niger?
Eastern Asia, at 117,804 1000 ha against 17,723 1000 ha in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Eastern Asia and Niger?
100,081 1000 ha, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Niger?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Eastern Asia and Niger rank globally for arable land — area?
Eastern Asia ranks 17th and Niger ranks 20th of 36 groups.
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.

Individual pages

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.