Nigeria vs Samoa: Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita

Nigeria
0.0019 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Samoa
0.002 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Nigeria rank
68th
Samoa rank
65th

Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • Samoa
0.0020.0030.0040.0050.006196119922023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.002 Square kilometres per person against 0.0019 Square kilometres per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0001 Square kilometres per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 68th and Samoa ranks 65th of 177 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0055 Square kilometres per person 0.0046 Square kilometres per person 0.0009 Square kilometres per person Nigeria
1970s 0.0046 Square kilometres per person 0.0043 Square kilometres per person 0.0003 Square kilometres per person Nigeria
1980s 0.0037 Square kilometres per person 0.0044 Square kilometres per person 0.0007 Square kilometres per person Samoa
1990s 0.0033 Square kilometres per person 0.0029 Square kilometres per person 0.0005 Square kilometres per person Nigeria
2000s 0.0029 Square kilometres per person 0.0021 Square kilometres per person 0.0009 Square kilometres per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0023 Square kilometres per person 0.0025 Square kilometres per person 0.0002 Square kilometres per person Samoa
2020s 0.002 Square kilometres per person 0.002 Square kilometres per person 0 Square kilometres per person Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — cropland, per capita, Nigeria or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.002 Square kilometres per person against 0.0019 Square kilometres per person in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — cropland, per capita between Nigeria and Samoa?
0.0001 Square kilometres per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Samoa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Samoa rank globally for land use hidden — cropland, per capita?
Nigeria ranks 68th and Samoa ranks 65th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita
Unit
Square kilometres per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 10,465 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.