Which has higher global cropland, Brazil or Nigeria?

Brazil, at 55.76 million against 34.83 million in Nigeria as of 2010.

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

20.93 million, with Brazil 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.

Brazil

55.76 million

in 2010

Nigeria

34.83 million

in 2010

Brazil rank

5th

Nigeria rank

8th

Brazil currently reports 55.76 million against 34.83 million in Nigeria, a difference of 20.93 million.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.6 times Nigeria's.

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

Brazil ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 19.

Decade	Brazil	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1780s	111,285	12.34 million	12.23 million	Nigeria
1790s	122,894	12.49 million	12.36 million	Nigeria
1800s	137,468	12.64 million	12.50 million	Nigeria
1810s	173,871	12.79 million	12.62 million	Nigeria
1820s	218,466	13.14 million	12.92 million	Nigeria
1830s	283,706	13.50 million	13.22 million	Nigeria
1840s	355,066	13.87 million	13.51 million	Nigeria
1850s	429,387	14.23 million	13.80 million	Nigeria
1860s	519,377	14.61 million	14.09 million	Nigeria
1870s	604,379	15.11 million	14.51 million	Nigeria
1880s	675,062	15.67 million	15.00 million	Nigeria
1890s	912,361	16.26 million	15.35 million	Nigeria
1900s	1.15 million	16.89 million	15.74 million	Nigeria
1910s	1.52 million	17.54 million	16.02 million	Nigeria
1920s	4.90 million	18.36 million	13.46 million	Nigeria
1930s	10.27 million	19.19 million	8.92 million	Nigeria
1940s	15.60 million	20.04 million	4.45 million	Nigeria
1950s	16.62 million	20.91 million	4.29 million	Nigeria
1960s	25.29 million	25.85 million	566,800	Nigeria
1970s	37.35 million	26.67 million	10.68 million	Brazil
1980s	47.69 million	27.08 million	20.62 million	Brazil
1990s	50.36 million	28.38 million	21.98 million	Brazil
2000s	52.61 million	31.89 million	20.72 million	Brazil
2010s	55.76 million	34.83 million	20.93 million	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher global cropland, Brazil or Nigeria?: Brazil, at 55.76 million against 34.83 million in Nigeria as of 2010.
What is the difference in global cropland between Brazil and Nigeria?: 20.93 million, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Brazil and Nigeria rank globally for global cropland?: Brazil ranks 5th 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.