Laos vs Nigeria: Arable land use per person
Laos
0.1597 hectares per person
in 2023
Nigeria
0.1618 hectares per person
in 2023
Laos rank
78th
Nigeria rank
77th
Arable land use per person over time
- Laos
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.1618 hectares per person against 0.1597 hectares per person in Laos, a difference of 0.0021 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Laos ranks 78th and Nigeria ranks 77th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2722 hectares per person | 0.4847 hectares per person | 0.2125 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.2477 hectares per person | 0.4093 hectares per person | 0.1616 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.2138 hectares per person | 0.325 hectares per person | 0.1112 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.1708 hectares per person | 0.2888 hectares per person | 0.118 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.1933 hectares per person | 0.2509 hectares per person | 0.0576 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.2135 hectares per person | 0.1931 hectares per person | 0.0203 hectares per person | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.1631 hectares per person | 0.167 hectares per person | 0.0039 hectares per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Laos or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.1618 hectares per person against 0.1597 hectares per person in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Laos and Nigeria?
- 0.0021 hectares per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Nigeria rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Laos ranks 78th 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.