China vs Niger: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
China
0.1335
in 2023
Niger
0.1361
in 2023
China rank
158th
Niger rank
157th
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time
- China
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.1361 against 0.1335 in China, a difference of 0.0026.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.
China ranks 158th and Niger ranks 157th of 163 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8283 | 0.8231 | 0.0052 | China |
| 1970s | 0.5859 | 0.7797 | 0.1939 | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.47 | 0.59 | 0.12 | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.3504 | 0.5508 | 0.2004 | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.2352 | 0.3553 | 0.12 | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.1634 | 0.2043 | 0.041 | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.1368 | 0.1566 | 0.0198 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, China or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.1361 against 0.1335 in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between China and Niger?
- 0.0026, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Niger?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Niger rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- China ranks 158th and Niger ranks 157th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).