Nigeria vs Rwanda: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita

Nigeria
0.0236 ha per person
in 2024
Rwanda
0.024 ha per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
46th
Rwanda rank
45th

Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
00.020.040.06196119922024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.024 ha per person against 0.0236 ha per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0004 ha per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 46th and Rwanda ranks 45th of 150 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0251 ha per person 0.0107 ha per person 0.0144 ha per person Nigeria
1970s 0.0148 ha per person 0.0135 ha per person 0.0013 ha per person Nigeria
1980s 0.0206 ha per person 0.0124 ha per person 0.0082 ha per person Nigeria
1990s 0.0439 ha per person 0.0093 ha per person 0.0346 ha per person Nigeria
2000s 0.0247 ha per person 0.013 ha per person 0.0117 ha per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0311 ha per person 0.0221 ha per person 0.009 ha per person Nigeria
2020s 0.0263 ha per person 0.023 ha per person 0.0032 ha per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita, Nigeria or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.024 ha per person against 0.0236 ha per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita between Nigeria and Rwanda?
0.0004 ha per person, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
Nigeria ranks 46th and Rwanda ranks 45th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
151 places, 8,269 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Maize (corn) — 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.