Brazil vs Nigeria: Land use hidden — Cropland

Brazil
633,980 Square kilometres
in 2023
Nigeria
442,262 Square kilometres
in 2023
Brazil rank
6th
Nigeria rank
7th

Land use hidden — Cropland over time

  • Brazil
  • Nigeria
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 633,980 Square kilometres against 442,262 Square kilometres in Nigeria, a difference of 191,718 Square kilometres.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.

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

Brazil ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 193 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 335,520 Square kilometres 275,988 Square kilometres 59,532 Square kilometres Brazil
1970s 435,635 Square kilometres 288,503 Square kilometres 147,132 Square kilometres Brazil
1980s 601,025 Square kilometres 309,108 Square kilometres 291,917 Square kilometres Brazil
1990s 529,625 Square kilometres 365,424 Square kilometres 164,201 Square kilometres Brazil
2000s 587,483 Square kilometres 419,169 Square kilometres 168,314 Square kilometres Brazil
2010s 627,667 Square kilometres 424,285 Square kilometres 203,382 Square kilometres Brazil
2020s 634,160 Square kilometres 439,131 Square kilometres 195,029 Square kilometres Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — cropland, Brazil or Nigeria?
Brazil, at 633,980 Square kilometres against 442,262 Square kilometres in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — cropland between Brazil and Nigeria?
191,718 Square kilometres, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Nigeria rank globally for land use hidden — cropland?
Brazil ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use hidden — Cropland
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
220 places, 12,854 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata