Nigeria vs Senegal: Rice — Area harvested, per capita

Nigeria
0.0197 ha per person
in 2024
Senegal
0.0222 ha per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
23rd
Senegal rank
21st

Rice — Area harvested, per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
0.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922024

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 0.0222 ha per person against 0.0197 ha per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0025 ha per person.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.

Nigeria ranks 23rd and Senegal ranks 21st of 120 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.004 ha per person 0.0212 ha per person 0.0172 ha per person Senegal
1970s 0.0045 ha per person 0.0153 ha per person 0.0108 ha per person Senegal
1980s 0.0092 ha per person 0.0107 ha per person 0.0016 ha per person Senegal
1990s 0.016 ha per person 0.0088 ha per person 0.0072 ha per person Nigeria
2000s 0.0161 ha per person 0.0085 ha per person 0.0076 ha per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0174 ha per person 0.0143 ha per person 0.0032 ha per person Nigeria
2020s 0.0199 ha per person 0.0223 ha per person 0.0024 ha per person Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — area harvested, per capita, Nigeria or Senegal?
Senegal, at 0.0222 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 Nigeria and Senegal?
0.0025 ha per person, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Senegal?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Senegal rank globally for rice — area harvested, per capita?
Nigeria ranks 23rd and Senegal ranks 21st 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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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 6,292 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.