Which has higher global cropland, Argentina or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 34.83 million against 30.28 million in Argentina as of 2010.

What is the difference in global cropland between Argentina and Nigeria?

4.55 million, with Nigeria ahead.

24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.

Our World in Data, published as Global cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina

30.28 million

in 2010

Nigeria

34.83 million

in 2010

Argentina rank

10th

Nigeria rank

8th

Nigeria currently reports 34.83 million against 30.28 million in Argentina, a difference of 4.55 million.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Nigeria ahead.

Argentina ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 22.

Decade	Argentina	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1780s	72,662	12.34 million	12.26 million	Nigeria
1790s	95,825	12.49 million	12.39 million	Nigeria
1800s	131,552	12.64 million	12.51 million	Nigeria
1810s	169,169	12.79 million	12.62 million	Nigeria
1820s	226,988	13.14 million	12.92 million	Nigeria
1830s	305,230	13.50 million	13.19 million	Nigeria
1840s	422,430	13.87 million	13.44 million	Nigeria
1850s	588,303	14.23 million	13.65 million	Nigeria
1860s	803,738	14.61 million	13.80 million	Nigeria
1870s	1.12 million	15.11 million	14.00 million	Nigeria
1880s	1.56 million	15.67 million	14.12 million	Nigeria
1890s	2.16 million	16.26 million	14.10 million	Nigeria
1900s	3.00 million	16.89 million	13.89 million	Nigeria
1910s	7.17 million	17.54 million	10.37 million	Nigeria
1920s	12.18 million	18.36 million	6.18 million	Nigeria
1930s	20.03 million	19.19 million	833,700	Argentina
1940s	21.18 million	20.04 million	1.13 million	Argentina
1950s	17.59 million	20.91 million	3.32 million	Nigeria
1960s	18.55 million	25.85 million	7.30 million	Nigeria
1970s	25.79 million	26.67 million	884,300	Nigeria
1980s	25.84 million	27.08 million	1.23 million	Nigeria
1990s	26.02 million	28.38 million	2.36 million	Nigeria
2000s	28.00 million	31.89 million	3.89 million	Nigeria
2010s	30.28 million	34.83 million	4.55 million	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher global cropland, Argentina or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 34.83 million against 30.28 million in Argentina as of 2010.
What is the difference in global cropland between Argentina and Nigeria?: 4.55 million, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Nigeria?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Argentina and Nigeria rank globally for global cropland?: Argentina ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Global cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.