Nigeria vs Uganda: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre

Nigeria
0.0338 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
0.0748 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
85th
Uganda rank
82nd

Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time

  • Nigeria
  • Uganda
00.050.10.15196119922023

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.0748 ha per square kilometre against 0.0338 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.041 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Uganda's figure about 2.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 85th and Uganda ranks 82nd of 110 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0113 ha per square kilometre 0.0038 ha per square kilometre 0.0076 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
1970s 0.0118 ha per square kilometre 0.0225 ha per square kilometre 0.0107 ha per square kilometre Uganda
1980s 0.0378 ha per square kilometre 0.0255 ha per square kilometre 0.0123 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.0369 ha per square kilometre 0.024 ha per square kilometre 0.0129 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.0551 ha per square kilometre 0.047 ha per square kilometre 0.0081 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.0795 ha per square kilometre 0.0689 ha per square kilometre 0.0106 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.0294 ha per square kilometre 0.0748 ha per square kilometre 0.0454 ha per square kilometre Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.0748 ha per square kilometre against 0.0338 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Uganda?
0.041 ha per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 85th and Uganda ranks 82nd of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
111 places, 6,070 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Wheat — 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.