Liberia vs Nigeria: Agricultural land use per person
Liberia
0.2903 hectares per person
in 2025
Nigeria
0.313 hectares per person
in 2025
Liberia rank
118th
Nigeria rank
115th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Liberia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.313 hectares per person against 0.2903 hectares per person in Liberia, a difference of 0.0227 hectares per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Liberia ranks 118th and Nigeria ranks 115th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 10 and Nigeria in 30.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.5188 hectares per person | 1.96 hectares per person | 1.44 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1100s | 0.519 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | 1.42 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1200s | 0.5191 hectares per person | 1.91 hectares per person | 1.39 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1300s | 0.5193 hectares per person | 1.88 hectares per person | 1.36 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1400s | 0.5195 hectares per person | 1.86 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1500s | 0.5196 hectares per person | 1.83 hectares per person | 1.31 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1600s | 0.5198 hectares per person | 1.81 hectares per person | 1.29 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1700s | 0.52 hectares per person | 1.79 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1710s | 0.52 hectares per person | 1.76 hectares per person | 1.24 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1720s | 0.52 hectares per person | 1.74 hectares per person | 1.22 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1730s | 0.52 hectares per person | 1.72 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1740s | 0.52 hectares per person | 1.69 hectares per person | 1.17 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1750s | 0.52 hectares per person | 1.67 hectares per person | 1.15 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1760s | 0.5201 hectares per person | 1.65 hectares per person | 1.13 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1770s | 0.5201 hectares per person | 1.63 hectares per person | 1.11 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1780s | 0.5201 hectares per person | 1.61 hectares per person | 1.09 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1790s | 0.5201 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1800s | 0.5201 hectares per person | 1.57 hectares per person | 1.05 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1810s | 0.5201 hectares per person | 1.55 hectares per person | 1.03 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1820s | 0.5202 hectares per person | 1.53 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1830s | 0.5202 hectares per person | 1.51 hectares per person | 0.9941 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1840s | 0.5202 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.976 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1850s | 0.5202 hectares per person | 1.48 hectares per person | 0.9582 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1860s | 2.56 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | 1.1 hectares per person | Liberia |
| 1870s | 2.49 hectares per person | 1.44 hectares per person | 1.05 hectares per person | Liberia |
| 1880s | 2.42 hectares per person | 1.43 hectares per person | 0.9891 hectares per person | Liberia |
| 1890s | 2.34 hectares per person | 1.41 hectares per person | 0.9246 hectares per person | Liberia |
| 1900s | 2.25 hectares per person | 1.39 hectares per person | 0.8518 hectares per person | Liberia |
| 1910s | 2.15 hectares per person | 1.38 hectares per person | 0.7685 hectares per person | Liberia |
| 1920s | 2.03 hectares per person | 1.36 hectares per person | 0.6711 hectares per person | Liberia |
| 1930s | 1.9 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | 0.5534 hectares per person | Liberia |
| 1940s | 1.74 hectares per person | 1.33 hectares per person | 0.4033 hectares per person | Liberia |
| 1950s | 1.34 hectares per person | 1.26 hectares per person | 0.0823 hectares per person | Liberia |
| 1960s | 0.9225 hectares per person | 1.1 hectares per person | 0.1773 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.7106 hectares per person | 0.8895 hectares per person | 0.1789 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.5496 hectares per person | 0.6952 hectares per person | 0.1456 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.5455 hectares per person | 0.5859 hectares per person | 0.0404 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.4585 hectares per person | 0.4822 hectares per person | 0.0237 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.3786 hectares per person | 0.3816 hectares per person | 0.003 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.3112 hectares per person | 0.3273 hectares per person | 0.0162 hectares per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Liberia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.313 hectares per person against 0.2903 hectares per person in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Liberia and Nigeria?
- 0.0227 hectares per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Nigeria?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Nigeria rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Liberia ranks 118th and Nigeria ranks 115th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.