Statizoid

Australia vs Nigeria: Arable land

Australia
30.99 million hectares
in 2023
Nigeria
36.87 million hectares
in 2023
Australia rank
10th
Nigeria rank
8th

Arable land over time

  • Australia
  • Nigeria
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 36.87 million hectares against 30.99 million hectares in Australia, a difference of 5.88 million hectares.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Globally, Australia ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
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
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) 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.