Which has higher global cropland, Australia or Nigeria?

Australia, at 48.31 million against 34.83 million in Nigeria as of 2010.

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

13.48 million, with Australia 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.

Australia

48.31 million

in 2010

Nigeria

34.83 million

in 2010

Australia rank

6th

Nigeria rank

8th

Australia currently reports 48.31 million against 34.83 million in Nigeria, a difference of 13.48 million.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Nigeria ahead.

Australia ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and Nigeria in 17.

Decade	Australia	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0	12.34 million	12.34 million	Nigeria
1790s	0	12.49 million	12.49 million	Nigeria
1800s	0	12.64 million	12.64 million	Nigeria
1810s	0	12.79 million	12.79 million	Nigeria
1820s	4,359	13.14 million	13.14 million	Nigeria
1830s	19,192	13.50 million	13.48 million	Nigeria
1840s	45,402	13.87 million	13.82 million	Nigeria
1850s	106,961	14.23 million	14.13 million	Nigeria
1860s	226,889	14.61 million	14.38 million	Nigeria
1870s	447,290	15.11 million	14.67 million	Nigeria
1880s	870,308	15.67 million	14.80 million	Nigeria
1890s	1.70 million	16.26 million	14.56 million	Nigeria
1900s	3.38 million	16.89 million	13.51 million	Nigeria
1910s	7.14 million	17.54 million	10.40 million	Nigeria
1920s	14.90 million	18.36 million	3.45 million	Nigeria
1930s	16.77 million	19.19 million	2.42 million	Nigeria
1940s	18.91 million	20.04 million	1.14 million	Nigeria
1950s	21.27 million	20.91 million	359,700	Australia
1960s	26.88 million	25.85 million	1.03 million	Australia
1970s	37.27 million	26.67 million	10.60 million	Australia
1980s	39.39 million	27.08 million	12.31 million	Australia
1990s	42.81 million	28.38 million	14.43 million	Australia
2000s	45.65 million	31.89 million	13.76 million	Australia
2010s	48.31 million	34.83 million	13.48 million	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher global cropland, Australia or Nigeria?: Australia, at 48.31 million against 34.83 million in Nigeria as of 2010.
What is the difference in global cropland between Australia and Nigeria?: 13.48 million, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Nigeria?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Australia and Nigeria rank globally for global cropland?: Australia ranks 6th 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.