Algeria vs Nigeria: Arable land use per person
Algeria
0.1631 hectares per person
in 2023
Nigeria
0.1618 hectares per person
in 2023
Algeria rank
75th
Nigeria rank
77th
Arable land use per person over time
- Algeria
- Nigeria
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 0.1631 hectares per person against 0.1618 hectares per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0013 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 75th and Nigeria ranks 77th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5037 hectares per person | 0.4847 hectares per person | 0.019 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1970s | 0.4278 hectares per person | 0.4093 hectares per person | 0.0185 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1980s | 0.3224 hectares per person | 0.325 hectares per person | 0.0026 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.2675 hectares per person | 0.2888 hectares per person | 0.0213 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.2284 hectares per person | 0.2509 hectares per person | 0.0224 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.1893 hectares per person | 0.1931 hectares per person | 0.0038 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.167 hectares per person | 0.167 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Algeria or Nigeria?
- Algeria, at 0.1631 hectares per person against 0.1618 hectares per person in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Algeria and Nigeria?
- 0.0013 hectares per person, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Nigeria rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Algeria ranks 75th and Nigeria ranks 77th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.