Cameroon vs Nigeria: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita
Cameroon
0.0746 hectares per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0785 hectares per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
71st
Nigeria rank
68th
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0785 hectares per person against 0.0746 hectares per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0039 hectares per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Cameroon ranks 71st and Nigeria ranks 68th of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1534 hectares per person | 0.2252 hectares per person | 0.0718 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.1366 hectares per person | 0.1533 hectares per person | 0.0166 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0872 hectares per person | 0.1095 hectares per person | 0.0223 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0698 hectares per person | 0.1608 hectares per person | 0.091 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0662 hectares per person | 0.1236 hectares per person | 0.0575 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.092 hectares per person | 0.0897 hectares per person | 0.0023 hectares per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.0788 hectares per person | 0.0817 hectares per person | 0.0029 hectares per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land under cereal production (hectares), per capita, Cameroon or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.0785 hectares per person against 0.0746 hectares per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land under cereal production (hectares), per capita between Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 0.0039 hectares per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 71st and Nigeria ranks 68th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.