Lesotho vs Nigeria: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre
Lesotho
77.76 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
76.2 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
8th
Nigeria rank
10th
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre over time
- Lesotho
- Nigeria
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 77.76 hectares per square kilometre against 76.2 hectares per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 1.56 hectares per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 209 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.42 hectares per square kilometre | 59.95 hectares per square kilometre | 24.47 hectares per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 77.39 hectares per square kilometre | 61.2 hectares per square kilometre | 16.19 hectares per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 75.94 hectares per square kilometre | 62.91 hectares per square kilometre | 13.03 hectares per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 76.68 hectares per square kilometre | 68.61 hectares per square kilometre | 8.07 hectares per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 76.59 hectares per square kilometre | 72.5 hectares per square kilometre | 4.09 hectares per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 75.88 hectares per square kilometre | 74 hectares per square kilometre | 1.88 hectares per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 75.88 hectares per square kilometre | 75.81 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0686 hectares per square kilometre | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use, per square kilometre, Lesotho or Nigeria?
- Lesotho, at 77.76 hectares per square kilometre against 76.2 hectares per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use, per square kilometre between Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 1.56 hectares per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land use 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.