Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Nigeria: Has the world passed peak agricultural land?

Iran, Islamic Republic of
45.92 million
in 2010
Nigeria
66.12 million
in 2010
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
17th
Nigeria rank
14th

Has the world passed peak agricultural land? over time

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 66.12 million against 45.92 million in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 20.20 million.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 179 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of Nigeria Difference Ahead
1780s 17.14 million 20.94 million 3.80 million Nigeria
1790s 17.41 million 21.52 million 4.11 million Nigeria
1800s 17.69 million 22.13 million 4.44 million Nigeria
1810s 17.97 million 22.76 million 4.79 million Nigeria
1820s 18.26 million 23.77 million 5.50 million Nigeria
1830s 19.20 million 24.83 million 5.63 million Nigeria
1840s 20.13 million 25.94 million 5.81 million Nigeria
1850s 21.06 million 27.11 million 6.06 million Nigeria
1860s 21.98 million 28.34 million 6.36 million Nigeria
1870s 22.90 million 29.88 million 6.98 million Nigeria
1880s 26.28 million 31.55 million 5.27 million Nigeria
1890s 29.62 million 33.33 million 3.71 million Nigeria
1900s 32.14 million 35.25 million 3.10 million Nigeria
1910s 34.60 million 37.92 million 3.32 million Nigeria
1920s 37.87 million 41.57 million 3.69 million Nigeria
1930s 41.41 million 44.91 million 3.49 million Nigeria
1940s 45.26 million 48.51 million 3.25 million Nigeria
1950s 49.22 million 52.42 million 3.20 million Nigeria
1960s 56.00 million 60.65 million 4.65 million Nigeria
1970s 54.74 million 61.19 million 6.45 million Nigeria
1980s 52.71 million 61.57 million 8.86 million Nigeria
1990s 55.67 million 62.56 million 6.89 million Nigeria
2000s 58.52 million 63.90 million 5.38 million Nigeria
2010s 45.92 million 66.12 million 20.20 million Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the world passed peak agricultural land?, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 66.12 million against 45.92 million in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2010.
What is the difference in has the world passed peak agricultural land? between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Nigeria?
20.20 million, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Nigeria?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Nigeria rank globally for has the world passed peak agricultural land??
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the world passed peak agricultural land?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Has the world passed peak agricultural land?
Source
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
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Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and pasture used for grazing livestock. This is shown for three sources, which use different methods of estimation. While they disagree on how much land is used for agriculture, and the exact date that it peaked, they do all agree that we have passed the peak.