Mexico vs Nigeria: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Mexico
- Nigeria
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.19 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in Nigeria, a difference of 0 ha/cap.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 94th and Nigeria ranks 94th of 232 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4767 ha/cap | 0.55 ha/cap | 0.0733 ha/cap | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.335 ha/cap | 0.46 ha/cap | 0.125 ha/cap | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.278 ha/cap | 0.371 ha/cap | 0.093 ha/cap | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.276 ha/cap | 0.333 ha/cap | 0.057 ha/cap | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.246 ha/cap | 0.296 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.204 ha/cap | 0.232 ha/cap | 0.028 ha/cap | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.194 ha/cap | 0.198 ha/cap | 0.004 ha/cap | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Mexico or Nigeria?
- Mexico, 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 Mexico and Nigeria?
- 0 ha/cap, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Nigeria rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Mexico 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.