Chad vs Nigeria: Total agricultural area over the long term
Chad
50.34 million
in 2025
Nigeria
71.09 million
in 2025
Chad rank
17th
Nigeria rank
14th
Total agricultural area over the long term over time
- Chad
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 71.09 million against 50.34 million in Chad, a difference of 20.75 million.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 199 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 28 and Nigeria in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 18.03 million | 13.74 million | 4.29 million | Chad |
| 1100s | 19.00 million | 14.52 million | 4.48 million | Chad |
| 1200s | 19.89 million | 15.28 million | 4.61 million | Chad |
| 1300s | 21.24 million | 16.96 million | 4.28 million | Chad |
| 1400s | 22.99 million | 18.59 million | 4.40 million | Chad |
| 1500s | 23.76 million | 20.17 million | 3.59 million | Chad |
| 1600s | 26.59 million | 25.33 million | 1.25 million | Chad |
| 1700s | 28.79 million | 32.14 million | 3.35 million | Nigeria |
| 1710s | 29.86 million | 31.38 million | 1.52 million | Nigeria |
| 1720s | 30.91 million | 30.63 million | 272,800 | Chad |
| 1730s | 31.93 million | 29.90 million | 2.03 million | Chad |
| 1740s | 32.93 million | 29.19 million | 3.74 million | Chad |
| 1750s | 33.90 million | 28.49 million | 5.41 million | Chad |
| 1760s | 34.84 million | 27.81 million | 7.03 million | Chad |
| 1770s | 35.76 million | 27.14 million | 8.62 million | Chad |
| 1780s | 36.65 million | 26.49 million | 10.15 million | Chad |
| 1790s | 37.50 million | 25.86 million | 11.64 million | Chad |
| 1800s | 38.32 million | 25.23 million | 13.08 million | Chad |
| 1810s | 39.09 million | 24.62 million | 14.47 million | Chad |
| 1820s | 39.83 million | 24.03 million | 15.80 million | Chad |
| 1830s | 40.52 million | 23.44 million | 17.08 million | Chad |
| 1840s | 41.15 million | 22.87 million | 18.28 million | Chad |
| 1850s | 41.70 million | 22.32 million | 19.39 million | Chad |
| 1860s | 41.58 million | 22.91 million | 18.67 million | Chad |
| 1870s | 41.38 million | 23.63 million | 17.75 million | Chad |
| 1880s | 41.54 million | 24.62 million | 16.91 million | Chad |
| 1890s | 41.62 million | 25.93 million | 15.69 million | Chad |
| 1900s | 37.64 million | 27.10 million | 10.54 million | Chad |
| 1910s | 35.35 million | 29.34 million | 6.01 million | Chad |
| 1920s | 33.07 million | 31.78 million | 1.28 million | Chad |
| 1930s | 36.45 million | 36.82 million | 362,700 | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 39.47 million | 42.23 million | 2.76 million | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 45.75 million | 51.31 million | 5.56 million | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 47.89 million | 54.50 million | 6.61 million | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 48.00 million | 55.74 million | 7.74 million | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 48.18 million | 57.30 million | 9.12 million | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 48.46 million | 62.49 million | 14.03 million | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 48.85 million | 66.04 million | 17.19 million | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 50.01 million | 67.56 million | 17.55 million | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 50.34 million | 70.07 million | 19.73 million | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total agricultural area over the long term, Chad or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 71.09 million against 50.34 million in Chad as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total agricultural area over the long term between Chad and Nigeria?
- 20.75 million, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nigeria?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Chad and Nigeria rank globally for total agricultural area over the long term?
- Chad ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Total agricultural area over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.