Lesotho vs Nigeria: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita
Lesotho
0.077 hectares per person
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0785 hectares per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
69th
Nigeria rank
68th
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0785 hectares per person against 0.077 hectares per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0015 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 69th and Nigeria ranks 68th of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.333 hectares per person | 0.2252 hectares per person | 0.1078 hectares per person | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.2085 hectares per person | 0.1533 hectares per person | 0.0552 hectares per person | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.1346 hectares per person | 0.1095 hectares per person | 0.0251 hectares per person | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.0936 hectares per person | 0.1608 hectares per person | 0.0672 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0979 hectares per person | 0.1236 hectares per person | 0.0257 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0708 hectares per person | 0.0897 hectares per person | 0.0189 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0501 hectares per person | 0.0825 hectares per person | 0.0324 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, Lesotho or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.0785 hectares per person against 0.077 hectares per person in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land under cereal production (hectares), per capita between Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 0.0015 hectares per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 69th 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.