Mozambique vs Nigeria: Arable land

Mozambique
0.168 hectares per person
in 2023
Nigeria
0.1618 hectares per person
in 2023
Mozambique rank
74th
Nigeria rank
77th

Arable land over time

  • Mozambique
  • Nigeria
0.20.30.40.5196119922023

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 0.168 hectares per person against 0.1618 hectares per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0062 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Mozambique ranks 74th and Nigeria ranks 77th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.338 hectares per person 0.4847 hectares per person 0.1467 hectares per person Nigeria
1970s 0.3019 hectares per person 0.4093 hectares per person 0.1074 hectares per person Nigeria
1980s 0.2544 hectares per person 0.325 hectares per person 0.0707 hectares per person Nigeria
1990s 0.2412 hectares per person 0.2888 hectares per person 0.0476 hectares per person Nigeria
2000s 0.2349 hectares per person 0.2509 hectares per person 0.016 hectares per person Nigeria
2010s 0.2165 hectares per person 0.1931 hectares per person 0.0234 hectares per person Mozambique
2020s 0.1757 hectares per person 0.167 hectares per person 0.0087 hectares per person Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Mozambique or Nigeria?
Mozambique, at 0.168 hectares per person against 0.1618 hectares per person in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Mozambique and Nigeria?
0.0062 hectares per person, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mozambique and Nigeria rank globally for arable land?
Mozambique ranks 74th 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.