Angola vs Nigeria: Wheat — Area harvested

Angola
21,627 ha
in 2024
Nigeria
27,906 ha
in 2024
Angola rank
89th
Nigeria rank
86th

Wheat — Area harvested over time

  • Angola
  • Nigeria
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 27,906 ha against 21,627 ha in Angola, a difference of 6,279 ha.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Angola's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 89th and Nigeria ranks 86th of 124 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 17,889 ha 10,333 ha 7,556 ha Angola
1970s 13,800 ha 10,750 ha 3,050 ha Angola
1980s 5,750 ha 34,400 ha 28,650 ha Nigeria
1990s 3,358 ha 33,620 ha 30,262 ha Nigeria
2000s 3,303 ha 50,200 ha 46,897 ha Nigeria
2010s 4,722 ha 72,406 ha 67,683 ha Nigeria
2020s 15,920 ha 26,980 ha 11,060 ha Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wheat — area harvested, Angola or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 27,906 ha against 21,627 ha in Angola as of 2024.
What is the difference in wheat — area harvested between Angola and Nigeria?
6,279 ha, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Nigeria?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Angola and Nigeria rank globally for wheat — area harvested?
Angola ranks 89th and Nigeria ranks 86th of 124 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Wheat — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Wheat — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
164 places, 9,260 data points, 1961–2024
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