Nigeria vs Zambia: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita
Nigeria
0.0785 hectares per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.0753 hectares per person
in 2023
Nigeria rank
68th
Zambia rank
70th
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Zambia
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0785 hectares per person against 0.0753 hectares per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0032 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 68th and Zambia ranks 70th of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2252 hectares per person | 0.2694 hectares per person | 0.0442 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.1533 hectares per person | 0.235 hectares per person | 0.0818 hectares per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.1095 hectares per person | 0.1017 hectares per person | 0.0077 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.1608 hectares per person | 0.0895 hectares per person | 0.0713 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.1236 hectares per person | 0.061 hectares per person | 0.0626 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0897 hectares per person | 0.0748 hectares per person | 0.0149 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0825 hectares per person | 0.0737 hectares per person | 0.0087 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, Nigeria or Zambia?
- Nigeria, at 0.0785 hectares per person against 0.0753 hectares per person in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land under cereal production (hectares), per capita between Nigeria and Zambia?
- 0.0032 hectares per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 68th and Zambia ranks 70th 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.