Nigeria vs Zambia: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Nigeria
0.0338 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0492 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
85th
Zambia rank
84th
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.0492 ha per square kilometre against 0.0338 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0154 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.5 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 85th and Zambia ranks 84th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.0118 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0378 ha per square kilometre | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | 0.0309 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0369 ha per square kilometre | 0.0156 ha per square kilometre | 0.0213 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0551 ha per square kilometre | 0.0234 ha per square kilometre | 0.0317 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0795 ha per square kilometre | 0.0402 ha per square kilometre | 0.0393 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0294 ha per square kilometre | 0.0425 ha per square kilometre | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.0492 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 Zambia?
- 0.0154 ha per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 85th and Zambia ranks 84th 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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About this data
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.