Nigeria vs United Republic of Tanzania: Maize (corn) — Area harvested
Maize (corn) — Area harvested over time
- Nigeria
- United Republic of Tanzania
How they compare
United Republic of Tanzania currently reports 5.74 million ha against 5.50 million ha in Nigeria, a difference of 241,680 ha.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 7th and United Republic of Tanzania ranks 4th of 167 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and United Republic of Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | United Republic of Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.25 million ha | 950,889 ha | 302,889 ha | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 902,400 ha | 1.14 million ha | 237,590 ha | United Republic of Tanzania |
| 1980s | 1.81 million ha | 1.57 million ha | 247,472 ha | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 4.75 million ha | 1.60 million ha | 3.15 million ha | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 3.53 million ha | 2.54 million ha | 986,582 ha | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 5.86 million ha | 3.72 million ha | 2.15 million ha | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 5.85 million ha | 4.51 million ha | 1.34 million ha | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maize (corn) — area harvested, Nigeria or United Republic of Tanzania?
- United Republic of Tanzania, at 5.74 million ha against 5.50 million ha in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in maize (corn) — area harvested between Nigeria and United Republic of Tanzania?
- 241,680 ha, with United Republic of Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United Republic of Tanzania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and United Republic of Tanzania rank globally for maize (corn) — area harvested?
- Nigeria ranks 7th and United Republic of Tanzania ranks 4th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Maize (corn) — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.