What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, per capita between Nigeria and Peru?

0.0074 hectares per person, with Peru ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Peru?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Nigeria vs Peru: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita

Nigeria

0.1938 hectares per person

in 2025

Peru

0.2012 hectares per person

in 2025

Nigeria rank

72nd

Peru rank

69th

Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita over time

Nigeria
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.2012 hectares per person against 0.1938 hectares per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0074 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 72nd and Peru ranks 69th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.5555 hectares per person	0.2106 hectares per person	0.3449 hectares per person	Nigeria
1970s	0.4601 hectares per person	0.2314 hectares per person	0.2287 hectares per person	Nigeria
1980s	0.3699 hectares per person	0.2243 hectares per person	0.1456 hectares per person	Nigeria
1990s	0.3334 hectares per person	0.2074 hectares per person	0.126 hectares per person	Nigeria
2000s	0.2937 hectares per person	0.1855 hectares per person	0.1083 hectares per person	Nigeria
2010s	0.2274 hectares per person	0.1816 hectares per person	0.0459 hectares per person	Nigeria
2020s	0.1995 hectares per person	0.1953 hectares per person	0.0042 hectares per person	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, per capita, Nigeria or Peru?: Peru, at 0.2012 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 Nigeria and Peru?: 0.0074 hectares per person, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Peru?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Peru rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?: Nigeria ranks 72nd and Peru ranks 69th 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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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 12,474 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

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.