India vs Nigeria: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre

India
0.5661 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.4856 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
8th
Nigeria rank
10th

Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Nigeria
00.20.40.6196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 0.5661 Square kilometres per square kilometre against 0.4856 Square kilometres per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0805 Square kilometres per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 177 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 0.5477 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.303 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.2447 Square kilometres per square kilometre India
1970s 0.5599 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.3168 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.2432 Square kilometres per square kilometre India
1980s 0.5688 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.3394 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.2294 Square kilometres per square kilometre India
1990s 0.572 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.4012 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.1708 Square kilometres per square kilometre India
2000s 0.5708 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.4602 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.1106 Square kilometres per square kilometre India
2010s 0.5691 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.4659 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.1032 Square kilometres per square kilometre India
2020s 0.5657 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.4822 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0835 Square kilometres per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre, India or Nigeria?
India, at 0.5661 Square kilometres per square kilometre against 0.4856 Square kilometres per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre between India and Nigeria?
0.0805 Square kilometres 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 land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
India ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
Square kilometres per square kilometre
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.