Benin vs Nigeria: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Benin
12.34 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
12.57 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
11th
Nigeria rank
10th
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 12.57 ha per square kilometre against 12.34 ha per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 0.23 ha per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 165 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | 6.05 ha per square kilometre | 4.68 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | 5.16 ha per square kilometre | 3.7 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.75 ha per square kilometre | 4.28 ha per square kilometre | 2.53 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 3.61 ha per square kilometre | 6.71 ha per square kilometre | 3.11 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 4.2 ha per square kilometre | 8.35 ha per square kilometre | 4.15 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 6.87 ha per square kilometre | 10.29 ha per square kilometre | 3.42 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 10.61 ha per square kilometre | 12.27 ha per square kilometre | 1.66 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre, Benin or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 12.57 ha per square kilometre against 12.34 ha per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre between Benin and Nigeria?
- 0.23 ha per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Nigeria rank globally for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, 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
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested 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.