Latvia vs Niger: Arable land use per person
Latvia
0.722 hectares per person
in 2023
Niger
0.6766 hectares per person
in 2023
Latvia rank
9th
Niger rank
10th
Arable land use per person over time
- Latvia
- Niger
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.722 hectares per person against 0.6766 hectares per person in Niger, a difference of 0.0454 hectares per person.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Niger ahead.
Latvia ranks 9th and Niger ranks 10th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5141 hectares per person | 1.38 hectares per person | 0.8634 hectares per person | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.4759 hectares per person | 1.06 hectares per person | 0.5851 hectares per person | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.6212 hectares per person | 0.8577 hectares per person | 0.2365 hectares per person | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.7172 hectares per person | 0.7111 hectares per person | 0.006 hectares per person | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Latvia or Niger?
- Latvia, at 0.722 hectares per person against 0.6766 hectares per person in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Latvia and Niger?
- 0.0454 hectares per person, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Niger?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Niger rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Latvia ranks 9th and Niger ranks 10th 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.