Niger vs South-eastern Asia: Arable land — Area

Niger
17,723 1000 ha
in 2024
South-eastern Asia
63,078 1000 ha
in 2024
Niger rank
20th
South-eastern Asia rank
21st

Arable land — Area over time

  • Niger
  • South-eastern Asia
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922024

How they compare

South-eastern Asia currently reports 63,078 1000 ha against 17,723 1000 ha in Niger, a difference of 45,355 1000 ha.

That makes South-eastern Asia's figure about 3.6 times Niger's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, South-eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 20th and South-eastern Asia ranks 21st of 231 countries.

South-eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger South-eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 11,649 1000 ha 51,070 1000 ha 39,421 1000 ha South-eastern Asia
1970s 10,323 1000 ha 55,198 1000 ha 44,875 1000 ha South-eastern Asia
1980s 9,774 1000 ha 61,491 1000 ha 51,717 1000 ha South-eastern Asia
1990s 13,201 1000 ha 61,378 1000 ha 48,177 1000 ha South-eastern Asia
2000s 14,306 1000 ha 63,052 1000 ha 48,746 1000 ha South-eastern Asia
2010s 16,819 1000 ha 64,295 1000 ha 47,476 1000 ha South-eastern Asia
2020s 17,723 1000 ha 63,500 1000 ha 45,777 1000 ha South-eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Niger or South-eastern Asia?
South-eastern Asia, at 63,078 1000 ha against 17,723 1000 ha in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Niger and South-eastern Asia?
45,355 1000 ha, with South-eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and South-eastern Asia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Niger and South-eastern Asia rank globally for arable land — area?
Niger ranks 20th and South-eastern Asia ranks 21st 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.