Cabo Verde vs Nigeria: Sugar cane — Area harvested

Cabo Verde
3,114 ha
in 2024
Nigeria
88,518 ha
in 2024
Cabo Verde rank
21st
Nigeria rank
24th

Sugar cane — Area harvested over time

  • Cabo Verde
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 88,518 ha against 3,114 ha in Cabo Verde, a difference of 85,404 ha.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 28.4 times Cabo Verde's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Cabo Verde ranks 21st and Nigeria ranks 24th of 25 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cabo Verde Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 1,000 ha 12,000 ha 11,000 ha Nigeria
1970s 1,000 ha 18,250 ha 17,250 ha Nigeria
1980s 895 ha 21,860 ha 20,965 ha Nigeria
1990s 955 ha 21,877 ha 20,922 ha Nigeria
2000s 1,367 ha 47,095 ha 45,728 ha Nigeria
2010s 1,797 ha 73,994 ha 72,197 ha Nigeria
2020s 3,120 ha 88,847 ha 85,727 ha Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sugar cane — area harvested, Cabo Verde or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 88,518 ha against 3,114 ha in Cabo Verde as of 2024.
What is the difference in sugar cane — area harvested between Cabo Verde and Nigeria?
85,404 ha, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cabo Verde and Nigeria?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Cabo Verde and Nigeria rank globally for sugar cane — area harvested?
Cabo Verde ranks 21st and Nigeria ranks 24th of 25 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sugar cane — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sugar cane — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
142 places, 8,401 data points, 1961–2024
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