Middle Africa vs Niger: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Middle Africa
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.66 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in Middle Africa, a difference of 0.47 ha/cap.
That makes Niger's figure about 3.5 times Middle Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Middle Africa ranks 17th and Niger ranks 15th of 34 groups.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle Africa | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6 ha/cap | 2.88 ha/cap | 2.28 ha/cap | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.505 ha/cap | 1.98 ha/cap | 1.48 ha/cap | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.398 ha/cap | 1.4 ha/cap | 1 ha/cap | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.298 ha/cap | 1.38 ha/cap | 1.08 ha/cap | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.225 ha/cap | 1.06 ha/cap | 0.84 ha/cap | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.226 ha/cap | 0.866 ha/cap | 0.64 ha/cap | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.198 ha/cap | 0.704 ha/cap | 0.506 ha/cap | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Middle Africa or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.66 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in Middle Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Middle Africa and Niger?
- 0.47 ha/cap, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and Niger?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Middle Africa and Niger rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Middle Africa ranks 17th and Niger ranks 15th of 34 groups.
- 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.