Statizoid

Mozambique vs Nigeria: Arable land

Mozambique
0.168 hectares per person
in 2023
Nigeria
0.1618 hectares per person
in 2023
Mozambique rank
74th
Nigeria rank
77th

Arable land over time

  • Mozambique
  • Nigeria
0.20.30.40.5196119922023

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 0.168 hectares per person against 0.1618 hectares per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0062 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Globally, Mozambique ranks 74th and Nigeria ranks 77th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.