Laos vs Nigeria: Arable land

Laos
0.1597 hectares per person
in 2023
Nigeria
0.1618 hectares per person
in 2023
Laos rank
78th
Nigeria rank
77th

Arable land over time

  • Laos
  • Nigeria
0.20.30.40.5196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.1618 hectares per person against 0.1597 hectares per person in Laos, a difference of 0.0021 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Laos ranks 78th and Nigeria ranks 77th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2722 hectares per person 0.4847 hectares per person 0.2125 hectares per person Nigeria
1970s 0.2477 hectares per person 0.4093 hectares per person 0.1616 hectares per person Nigeria
1980s 0.2138 hectares per person 0.325 hectares per person 0.1112 hectares per person Nigeria
1990s 0.1708 hectares per person 0.2888 hectares per person 0.118 hectares per person Nigeria
2000s 0.1933 hectares per person 0.2509 hectares per person 0.0576 hectares per person Nigeria
2010s 0.2135 hectares per person 0.1931 hectares per person 0.0203 hectares per person Laos
2020s 0.1631 hectares per person 0.167 hectares per person 0.0039 hectares per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Laos or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.1618 hectares per person against 0.1597 hectares per person in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Laos and Nigeria?
0.0021 hectares per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Laos and Nigeria rank globally for arable land?
Laos ranks 78th and Nigeria ranks 77th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.