Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre
Nigeria
0.762 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.447 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
10th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
11th
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.762 sq. km per square kilometre against 0.447 sq. km per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.315 sq. km per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 210 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5995 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3711 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.2284 sq. km per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.612 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3739 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.2382 sq. km per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.6291 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3799 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.2492 sq. km per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.6861 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3918 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.2943 sq. km per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.725 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.406 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3191 sq. km per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.74 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4343 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3056 sq. km per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.7581 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4458 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3123 sq. km per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Nigeria, at 0.762 sq. km per square kilometre against 0.447 sq. km per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.315 sq. km per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Agricultural land (sq. km) 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.