Malawi vs Nigeria: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita
Malawi
0.1965 hectares per person
in 2025
Nigeria
0.1938 hectares per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
71st
Nigeria rank
72nd
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita over time
- Malawi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.1965 hectares per person against 0.1938 hectares per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0027 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Malawi ranks 71st and Nigeria ranks 72nd of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4009 hectares per person | 0.5555 hectares per person | 0.1546 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.3948 hectares per person | 0.4601 hectares per person | 0.0652 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.291 hectares per person | 0.3699 hectares per person | 0.0789 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.2434 hectares per person | 0.3334 hectares per person | 0.09 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.2551 hectares per person | 0.2937 hectares per person | 0.0386 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.2272 hectares per person | 0.2274 hectares per person | 0.0003 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.2039 hectares per person | 0.1995 hectares per person | 0.0044 hectares per person | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, per capita, Malawi or Nigeria?
- Malawi, at 0.1965 hectares per person against 0.1938 hectares per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, per capita between Malawi and Nigeria?
- 0.0027 hectares per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 71st and Nigeria ranks 72nd of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.