Benin vs Nigeria: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area)
Benin
0.0164 ha per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0148 ha per person
in 2024
Benin rank
17th
Nigeria rank
18th
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) over time
- Benin
- Nigeria
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.0164 ha per person against 0.0148 ha per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0016 ha per person.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Benin ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 18th of 103 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0291 ha per person | 0.0387 ha per person | 0.0095 ha per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.0229 ha per person | 0.0225 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.0187 ha per person | 0.0077 ha per person | 0.011 ha per person | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.0179 ha per person | 0.0147 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.0174 ha per person | 0.0148 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.0148 ha per person | 0.0162 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0142 ha per person | 0.0158 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita, Benin or Nigeria?
- Benin, at 0.0164 ha per person against 0.0148 ha per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita between Benin and Nigeria?
- 0.0016 ha per person, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Nigeria rank globally for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita?
- Benin ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 18th of 103 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.