Gabon vs Nigeria: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Gabon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.19 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in Nigeria, a difference of 0 ha/cap.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Gabon ranks 94th and Nigeria ranks 94th of 232 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3722 ha/cap | 0.55 ha/cap | 0.1778 ha/cap | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.557 ha/cap | 0.46 ha/cap | 0.097 ha/cap | Gabon |
| 1980s | 0.548 ha/cap | 0.371 ha/cap | 0.177 ha/cap | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.44 ha/cap | 0.333 ha/cap | 0.107 ha/cap | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.345 ha/cap | 0.296 ha/cap | 0.049 ha/cap | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.25 ha/cap | 0.232 ha/cap | 0.018 ha/cap | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.202 ha/cap | 0.198 ha/cap | 0.004 ha/cap | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Gabon or Nigeria?
- Gabon, 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 Gabon and Nigeria?
- 0 ha/cap, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Nigeria rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Gabon 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.