Nigeria vs Northern America: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Nigeria
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 189,620 1000 ha against 37,184 1000 ha in Nigeria, a difference of 152,436 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 5.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 10th and Northern America ranks 12th of 231 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,265 1000 ha | 216,928 1000 ha | 192,663 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1970s | 25,665 1000 ha | 226,592 1000 ha | 200,927 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1980s | 27,151 1000 ha | 228,473 1000 ha | 201,322 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1990s | 31,647 1000 ha | 222,192 1000 ha | 190,545 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 35,950 1000 ha | 207,196 1000 ha | 171,246 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 36,756 1000 ha | 194,344 1000 ha | 157,588 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 36,601 1000 ha | 190,471 1000 ha | 153,870 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Nigeria or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 189,620 1000 ha against 37,184 1000 ha in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Nigeria and Northern America?
- 152,436 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Northern America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Northern America rank globally for arable land — area?
- Nigeria ranks 10th and Northern America ranks 12th 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.