Nigeria vs Upper middle income: Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre
Nigeria
19.89 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
5.99 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
21st
Upper middle income rank
20th
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 19.89 hectares per square kilometre against 5.99 hectares per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 13.9 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 3.3 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 181 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.41 hectares per square kilometre | 4.75 hectares per square kilometre | 7.66 hectares per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 10.38 hectares per square kilometre | 5.21 hectares per square kilometre | 5.17 hectares per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 10.3 hectares per square kilometre | 5.29 hectares per square kilometre | 5 hectares per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 19.31 hectares per square kilometre | 5.49 hectares per square kilometre | 13.83 hectares per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 19.36 hectares per square kilometre | 5.36 hectares per square kilometre | 14 hectares per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 18.51 hectares per square kilometre | 5.81 hectares per square kilometre | 12.7 hectares per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 19.99 hectares per square kilometre | 5.99 hectares per square kilometre | 14 hectares per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre, Nigeria or Upper middle income?
- Nigeria, at 19.89 hectares per square kilometre against 5.99 hectares per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre between Nigeria and Upper middle income?
- 13.9 hectares per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Upper middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Upper middle income rank globally for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.