China vs Nigeria: Rice — Area harvested, per capita
China
0.0208 ha per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0197 ha per person
in 2024
China rank
22nd
Nigeria rank
23rd
Rice — Area harvested, per capita over time
- China
- Nigeria
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0208 ha per person against 0.0197 ha per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0011 ha per person.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 120 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0415 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0375 ha per person | China |
| 1970s | 0.0396 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0351 ha per person | China |
| 1980s | 0.0319 ha per person | 0.0092 ha per person | 0.0228 ha per person | China |
| 1990s | 0.0267 ha per person | 0.016 ha per person | 0.0106 ha per person | China |
| 2000s | 0.0224 ha per person | 0.0161 ha per person | 0.0063 ha per person | China |
| 2010s | 0.0224 ha per person | 0.0174 ha per person | 0.0049 ha per person | China |
| 2020s | 0.0211 ha per person | 0.0199 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — area harvested, per capita, China or Nigeria?
- China, at 0.0208 ha per person against 0.0197 ha per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested, per capita between China and Nigeria?
- 0.0011 ha per person, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Nigeria rank globally for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- China ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rice — 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.