Niger vs Southern Africa: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Niger
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.66 ha/cap against 0.2 ha/cap in Southern Africa, a difference of 0.46 ha/cap.
That makes Niger's figure about 3.3 times Southern Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 13th and Southern Africa ranks 21st of 211 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.88 ha/cap | 0.6467 ha/cap | 2.24 ha/cap | Niger |
| 1970s | 1.98 ha/cap | 0.497 ha/cap | 1.48 ha/cap | Niger |
| 1980s | 1.4 ha/cap | 0.369 ha/cap | 1.03 ha/cap | Niger |
| 1990s | 1.38 ha/cap | 0.308 ha/cap | 1.07 ha/cap | Niger |
| 2000s | 1.06 ha/cap | 0.269 ha/cap | 0.796 ha/cap | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.866 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.646 ha/cap | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.704 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.504 ha/cap | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Niger or Southern Africa?
- Niger, at 0.66 ha/cap against 0.2 ha/cap in Southern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Niger and Southern Africa?
- 0.46 ha/cap, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Southern Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Southern Africa rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Niger ranks 13th and Southern Africa ranks 21st of 211 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.