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Nigeria vs Zambia: Cropland per person over the long-term

Nigeria
0.2027 hectares per person
in 2025
Zambia
0.2003 hectares per person
in 2025
Nigeria rank
77th
Zambia rank
78th

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

  • Nigeria
  • Zambia
0.20.40.60.8100015122025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.2027 hectares per person against 0.2003 hectares per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0024 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Zambia ahead.

Nigeria ranks 77th and Zambia ranks 78th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 38.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Zambia Difference Ahead
1000s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1100s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1200s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1300s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1400s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1500s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1600s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1700s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1710s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1720s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1730s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1740s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1750s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1760s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1770s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1780s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1790s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1800s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1810s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1820s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1830s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1840s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1850s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1860s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1870s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1880s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1890s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1900s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1910s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1920s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1930s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1940s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1950s 0.59 hectares per person 0.8143 hectares per person 0.2243 hectares per person Zambia
1960s 0.5548 hectares per person 0.7486 hectares per person 0.1938 hectares per person Zambia
1970s 0.46 hectares per person 0.5844 hectares per person 0.1244 hectares per person Zambia
1980s 0.3747 hectares per person 0.3814 hectares per person 0.0067 hectares per person Zambia
1990s 0.3417 hectares per person 0.3163 hectares per person 0.0254 hectares per person Nigeria
2000s 0.306 hectares per person 0.2477 hectares per person 0.0583 hectares per person Nigeria
2010s 0.2406 hectares per person 0.2529 hectares per person 0.0123 hectares per person Zambia
2020s 0.2101 hectares per person 0.2128 hectares per person 0.0028 hectares per person Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Nigeria or Zambia?
Nigeria, at 0.2027 hectares per person against 0.2003 hectares per person in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Nigeria and Zambia?
0.0024 hectares per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?
Nigeria ranks 77th and Zambia ranks 78th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – 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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Indicator
Cropland per person over the long-term
Unit
hectares per person
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.