India vs Nigeria: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre
India
0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
10th
Nigeria rank
12th
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre over time
- India
- Nigeria
How they compare
India currently reports 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 185 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0548 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0245 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 1970s | 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0243 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 1980s | 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0339 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 0.0572 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 0.0571 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0463 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0474 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0482 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, per square kilometre, India or Nigeria?
- India, at 0.0566 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cropland — area, per square kilometre between India and Nigeria?
- 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Nigeria rank globally for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.