New Zealand vs Niger: Agricultural land use, per capita

New Zealand
1.87 hectares per person
in 2023
Niger
1.78 hectares per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
21st
Niger rank
23rd

Agricultural land use, per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • Niger
2468196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1.87 hectares per person against 1.78 hectares per person in Niger, a difference of 0.09 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.

New Zealand ranks 21st and Niger ranks 23rd of 209 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 5.06 hectares per person 7.84 hectares per person 2.78 hectares per person Niger
1970s 4.59 hectares per person 5.8 hectares per person 1.21 hectares per person Niger
1980s 4.5 hectares per person 4.41 hectares per person 0.0897 hectares per person New Zealand
1990s 3.64 hectares per person 3.7 hectares per person 0.054 hectares per person Niger
2000s 2.88 hectares per person 3.01 hectares per person 0.1223 hectares per person Niger
2010s 2.37 hectares per person 2.34 hectares per person 0.029 hectares per person New Zealand
2020s 1.95 hectares per person 1.87 hectares per person 0.0749 hectares per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land use, per capita, New Zealand or Niger?
New Zealand, at 1.87 hectares per person against 1.78 hectares per person in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land use, per capita between New Zealand and Niger?
0.09 hectares per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Niger?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Niger rank globally for agricultural land use, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 21st and Niger ranks 23rd of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land use, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 12,031 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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