Niger vs OECD members: Arable land
Arable land over time
- Niger
- OECD members
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.6766 hectares per person against 0.2618 hectares per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.4148 hectares per person.
That makes Niger's figure about 2.6 times OECD members's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 10th and OECD members ranks 8th of 206 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.88 hectares per person | 0.4794 hectares per person | 2.4 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1970s | 1.98 hectares per person | 0.4301 hectares per person | 1.55 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1980s | 1.4 hectares per person | 0.3954 hectares per person | 1 hectares per person | Niger |
| 1990s | 1.38 hectares per person | 0.3551 hectares per person | 1.02 hectares per person | Niger |
| 2000s | 1.06 hectares per person | 0.3116 hectares per person | 0.7493 hectares per person | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.8577 hectares per person | 0.2796 hectares per person | 0.5781 hectares per person | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.7111 hectares per person | 0.265 hectares per person | 0.4461 hectares per person | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land, Niger or OECD members?
- Niger, at 0.6766 hectares per person against 0.2618 hectares per person in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land between Niger and OECD members?
- 0.4148 hectares per person, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and OECD members?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Niger and OECD members rank globally for arable land?
- Niger ranks 10th and OECD members ranks 8th 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
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.