Eritrea vs Nigeria: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Eritrea
- Nigeria
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.2 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in Nigeria, a difference of 0.01 ha/cap.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Nigeria ahead.
Eritrea ranks 91st and Nigeria ranks 94th of 232 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2186 ha/cap | 0.3329 ha/cap | 0.1143 ha/cap | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.296 ha/cap | 0.056 ha/cap | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.222 ha/cap | 0.232 ha/cap | 0.01 ha/cap | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.204 ha/cap | 0.198 ha/cap | 0.006 ha/cap | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Eritrea or Nigeria?
- Eritrea, at 0.2 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Eritrea and Nigeria?
- 0.01 ha/cap, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Nigeria?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Nigeria rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 91st 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.