Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Nigeria: Has the world passed peak agricultural land?
Has the world passed peak agricultural land? over time
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Nigeria
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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About this data
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.