Cameroon vs Nigeria: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre

Cameroon
0.4872 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.586 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
19th
Nigeria rank
16th

Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time

  • Cameroon
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.586 ha per square kilometre against 0.4872 ha per square kilometre in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0988 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Cameroon ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 117 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1832 ha per square kilometre 0.3372 ha per square kilometre 0.154 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
1970s 0.1481 ha per square kilometre 0.5574 ha per square kilometre 0.4093 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 0.1712 ha per square kilometre 0.407 ha per square kilometre 0.2358 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.3033 ha per square kilometre 0.5438 ha per square kilometre 0.2405 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.381 ha per square kilometre 0.6047 ha per square kilometre 0.2237 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.4324 ha per square kilometre 0.374 ha per square kilometre 0.0585 ha per square kilometre Cameroon
2020s 0.4856 ha per square kilometre 0.5656 ha per square kilometre 0.08 ha per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre, Cameroon or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.586 ha per square kilometre against 0.4872 ha per square kilometre in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre between Cameroon and Nigeria?
0.0988 ha per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Cameroon ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 117 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
118 places, 6,166 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.