Nigeria vs Rwanda: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre
Nigeria
76.2 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
76.33 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
10th
Rwanda rank
9th
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 76.33 hectares per square kilometre against 76.2 hectares per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.13 hectares per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 10th and Rwanda ranks 9th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.95 hectares per square kilometre | 54.93 hectares per square kilometre | 5.02 hectares per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 61.2 hectares per square kilometre | 63.81 hectares per square kilometre | 2.61 hectares per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 62.91 hectares per square kilometre | 73.15 hectares per square kilometre | 10.24 hectares per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 68.61 hectares per square kilometre | 69.25 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6326 hectares per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 72.5 hectares per square kilometre | 76.24 hectares per square kilometre | 3.74 hectares per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 74 hectares per square kilometre | 79.77 hectares per square kilometre | 5.77 hectares per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 75.81 hectares per square kilometre | 79.25 hectares per square kilometre | 3.44 hectares per square kilometre | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 76.33 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 Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 0.13 hectares per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 10th and Rwanda ranks 9th 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.