Nigeria vs Syria: Cropland per person over the long-term
Nigeria
0.2027 hectares per person
in 2025
Syria
0.2058 hectares per person
in 2025
Nigeria rank
77th
Syria rank
75th
Cropland per person over the long-term over time
- Nigeria
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.2058 hectares per person against 0.2027 hectares per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0031 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Syria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 77th and Syria ranks 75th of 202 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.57 hectares per person | 0.9842 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1100s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.56 hectares per person | 0.9719 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1200s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.55 hectares per person | 0.9588 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1300s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.53 hectares per person | 0.9449 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1400s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | 0.9332 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1500s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.51 hectares per person | 0.9162 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1600s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.49 hectares per person | 0.8963 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1700s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.47 hectares per person | 0.8755 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1710s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | 0.8731 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1720s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | 0.8707 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1730s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | 0.8682 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1740s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | 0.8657 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1750s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.45 hectares per person | 0.8632 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1760s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.45 hectares per person | 0.8606 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1770s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.45 hectares per person | 0.8579 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1780s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.45 hectares per person | 0.8551 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1790s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.44 hectares per person | 0.8523 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1800s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.44 hectares per person | 0.8494 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1810s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.44 hectares per person | 0.8464 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1820s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.43 hectares per person | 0.8433 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1830s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.43 hectares per person | 0.8397 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1840s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.43 hectares per person | 0.8362 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1850s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.42 hectares per person | 0.8325 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1860s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.42 hectares per person | 0.8286 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1870s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.41 hectares per person | 0.8247 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1880s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.41 hectares per person | 0.8198 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1890s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 0.8148 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1900s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 0.8106 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1910s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 0.8061 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1920s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.39 hectares per person | 0.8012 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1930s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.39 hectares per person | 0.7958 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1940s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.38 hectares per person | 0.7869 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1950s | 0.59 hectares per person | 1.36 hectares per person | 0.7733 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1960s | 0.5548 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | 0.6406 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1970s | 0.46 hectares per person | 0.7821 hectares per person | 0.3221 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.3747 hectares per person | 0.5464 hectares per person | 0.1717 hectares per person | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.3417 hectares per person | 0.3969 hectares per person | 0.0552 hectares per person | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.306 hectares per person | 0.3074 hectares per person | 0.0014 hectares per person | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.2406 hectares per person | 0.2561 hectares per person | 0.0155 hectares per person | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.2101 hectares per person | 0.2212 hectares per person | 0.0111 hectares per person | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Nigeria or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.2058 hectares per person against 0.2027 hectares per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Nigeria and Syria?
- 0.0031 hectares per person, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Syria?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Syria rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Nigeria ranks 77th and Syria ranks 75th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.