Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita
Ethiopia
0.2894 hectares per person
in 2025
Nigeria
0.2993 hectares per person
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
112th
Nigeria rank
110th
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.2993 hectares per person against 0.2894 hectares per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0099 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 112th and Nigeria ranks 110th of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4 hectares per person | 1.1 hectares per person | 0.3014 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 1.12 hectares per person | 0.8896 hectares per person | 0.2352 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.8571 hectares per person | 0.6863 hectares per person | 0.1708 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.5541 hectares per person | 0.5716 hectares per person | 0.0174 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.4257 hectares per person | 0.4629 hectares per person | 0.0372 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.3621 hectares per person | 0.3608 hectares per person | 0.0014 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.3058 hectares per person | 0.3108 hectares per person | 0.0051 hectares per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, per capita, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.2993 hectares per person against 0.2894 hectares per person in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term, per capita between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 0.0099 hectares per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 112th and Nigeria ranks 110th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.