Nigeria vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Taro — Area harvested
Taro — Area harvested over time
- Nigeria
- Small island developing States (SIDS)
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.39 million ha against 54,134 ha in Small island developing States (SIDS), a difference of 1.34 million ha.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 25.7 times Small island developing States (SIDS)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 1st and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 4th of 52 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Small island developing States (SIDS) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 262,222 ha | 37,143 ha | 225,079 ha | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 166,300 ha | 41,064 ha | 125,236 ha | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 88,100 ha | 44,821 ha | 43,279 ha | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 234,602 ha | 44,618 ha | 189,984 ha | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 338,463 ha | 58,296 ha | 280,167 ha | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 802,513 ha | 55,249 ha | 747,264 ha | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.34 million ha | 54,369 ha | 1.29 million ha | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taro — area harvested, Nigeria or Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Nigeria, at 1.39 million ha against 54,134 ha in Small island developing States (SIDS) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taro — area harvested between Nigeria and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 1.34 million ha, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Small island developing States (SIDS) rank globally for taro — area harvested?
- Nigeria ranks 1st and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 4th of 52 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Taro — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.