Afghanistan vs Nigeria: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Nigeria
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.19 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in Nigeria, a difference of 0 ha/cap.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 94th and Nigeria ranks 94th of 232 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7878 ha/cap | 0.55 ha/cap | 0.2378 ha/cap | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.642 ha/cap | 0.46 ha/cap | 0.182 ha/cap | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.697 ha/cap | 0.371 ha/cap | 0.326 ha/cap | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.505 ha/cap | 0.333 ha/cap | 0.172 ha/cap | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.335 ha/cap | 0.296 ha/cap | 0.039 ha/cap | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.241 ha/cap | 0.232 ha/cap | 0.009 ha/cap | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.198 ha/cap | 0.002 ha/cap | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Afghanistan or Nigeria?
- Afghanistan, at 0.19 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Afghanistan and Nigeria?
- 0 ha/cap, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Nigeria rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 94th and Nigeria ranks 94th of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. 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.