Mexico vs Nigeria: Arable land

Mexico
0.1543 hectares per person
in 2023
Nigeria
0.1618 hectares per person
in 2023
Mexico rank
80th
Nigeria rank
77th

Arable land over time

  • Mexico
  • Nigeria
0.20.30.40.5196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.1618 hectares per person against 0.1543 hectares per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.0075 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 80th and Nigeria ranks 77th of 206 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4445 hectares per person 0.4847 hectares per person 0.0402 hectares per person Nigeria
1970s 0.3064 hectares per person 0.4093 hectares per person 0.1029 hectares per person Nigeria
1980s 0.2504 hectares per person 0.325 hectares per person 0.0746 hectares per person Nigeria
1990s 0.2509 hectares per person 0.2888 hectares per person 0.0379 hectares per person Nigeria
2000s 0.2216 hectares per person 0.2509 hectares per person 0.0293 hectares per person Nigeria
2010s 0.1805 hectares per person 0.1931 hectares per person 0.0126 hectares per person Nigeria
2020s 0.1638 hectares per person 0.167 hectares per person 0.0033 hectares per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Mexico or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.1618 hectares per person against 0.1543 hectares per person in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Mexico and Nigeria?
0.0075 hectares per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Nigeria rank globally for arable land?
Mexico ranks 80th 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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About this data

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.