Nigeria vs World: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Nigeria
6.26 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.304 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
3rd
World rank
1st
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- World
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 6.26 ha per square kilometre against 0.304 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 5.96 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 20.6 times World's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 107 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.91 ha per square kilometre | 0.4619 ha per square kilometre | 5.45 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 4.6 ha per square kilometre | 0.4552 ha per square kilometre | 4.15 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 4.31 ha per square kilometre | 0.4456 ha per square kilometre | 3.86 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 6.45 ha per square kilometre | 0.3586 ha per square kilometre | 6.09 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 7.56 ha per square kilometre | 0.3384 ha per square kilometre | 7.23 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 5.94 ha per square kilometre | 0.3253 ha per square kilometre | 5.61 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 6.35 ha per square kilometre | 0.3113 ha per square kilometre | 6.04 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre, Nigeria or World?
- Nigeria, at 6.26 ha per square kilometre against 0.304 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre between Nigeria and World?
- 5.96 ha per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and World rank globally for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 107 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.