Iran vs Niger: Cropland use over the long term
Iran
17.73 million
in 2025
Niger
17.81 million
in 2025
Iran rank
22nd
Niger rank
20th
Cropland use over the long term over time
- Iran
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 17.81 million against 17.73 million in Iran, a difference of 85,700.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 22nd and Niger ranks 20th of 199 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 38 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4.73 million | 1.81 million | 2.92 million | Iran |
| 1100s | 4.89 million | 1.94 million | 2.95 million | Iran |
| 1200s | 5.03 million | 2.08 million | 2.95 million | Iran |
| 1300s | 3.44 million | 2.31 million | 1.13 million | Iran |
| 1400s | 3.59 million | 2.47 million | 1.11 million | Iran |
| 1500s | 3.71 million | 2.71 million | 998,880 | Iran |
| 1600s | 4.48 million | 3.16 million | 1.32 million | Iran |
| 1700s | 4.30 million | 3.62 million | 686,270 | Iran |
| 1710s | 4.46 million | 3.63 million | 834,400 | Iran |
| 1720s | 4.54 million | 3.64 million | 895,050 | Iran |
| 1730s | 4.61 million | 3.65 million | 955,960 | Iran |
| 1740s | 4.68 million | 3.67 million | 1.02 million | Iran |
| 1750s | 4.76 million | 3.68 million | 1.08 million | Iran |
| 1760s | 4.84 million | 3.69 million | 1.14 million | Iran |
| 1770s | 4.91 million | 3.71 million | 1.21 million | Iran |
| 1780s | 4.99 million | 3.72 million | 1.27 million | Iran |
| 1790s | 5.07 million | 3.73 million | 1.33 million | Iran |
| 1800s | 5.14 million | 3.75 million | 1.40 million | Iran |
| 1810s | 5.22 million | 3.76 million | 1.46 million | Iran |
| 1820s | 5.30 million | 3.77 million | 1.53 million | Iran |
| 1830s | 5.56 million | 3.78 million | 1.78 million | Iran |
| 1840s | 5.82 million | 3.80 million | 2.02 million | Iran |
| 1850s | 6.07 million | 3.81 million | 2.26 million | Iran |
| 1860s | 6.32 million | 3.89 million | 2.43 million | Iran |
| 1870s | 6.56 million | 4.01 million | 2.56 million | Iran |
| 1880s | 7.51 million | 4.17 million | 3.34 million | Iran |
| 1890s | 8.43 million | 4.34 million | 4.09 million | Iran |
| 1900s | 9.13 million | 4.52 million | 4.61 million | Iran |
| 1910s | 9.80 million | 5.04 million | 4.77 million | Iran |
| 1920s | 10.45 million | 5.46 million | 5.00 million | Iran |
| 1930s | 11.07 million | 6.27 million | 4.80 million | Iran |
| 1940s | 11.64 million | 7.13 million | 4.51 million | Iran |
| 1950s | 13.37 million | 9.63 million | 3.74 million | Iran |
| 1960s | 15.40 million | 11.60 million | 3.79 million | Iran |
| 1970s | 16.20 million | 10.33 million | 5.87 million | Iran |
| 1980s | 15.58 million | 9.78 million | 5.80 million | Iran |
| 1990s | 17.89 million | 13.22 million | 4.68 million | Iran |
| 2000s | 17.67 million | 14.37 million | 3.30 million | Iran |
| 2010s | 16.57 million | 16.87 million | 297,640 | Niger |
| 2020s | 17.63 million | 17.81 million | 180,017 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland use over the long term, Iran or Niger?
- Niger, at 17.81 million against 17.73 million in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland use over the long term between Iran and Niger?
- 85,700, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Niger?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Niger rank globally for cropland use over the long term?
- Iran ranks 22nd and Niger ranks 20th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Cropland use over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.