Nigeria vs Oman: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Nigeria
3.6%
in 2023
Oman
3.7%
in 2023
Nigeria rank
43rd
Oman rank
42nd
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Nigeria
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 3.7% against 3.6% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 43rd and Oman ranks 42nd of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Oman in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.2% | 1.0% | 1.2% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 1.4% | 1.4% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 1.2% | 7.8% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 28.2% | 22.4% | Oman |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 5.3% | 3.2% | Oman |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Nigeria or Oman?
- Oman, at 3.7% against 3.6% in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Nigeria and Oman?
- 0.1%, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Oman?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Oman rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Nigeria ranks 43rd and Oman ranks 42nd of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.