How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Nigeria?

61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Mongolia vs Nigeria: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Mongolia

0.2609

in 2023

Nigeria

0.2491

in 2023

Mongolia rank

120th

Nigeria rank

123rd

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

Mongolia
Nigeria

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 0.2609 against 0.2491 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0118.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Mongolia ranks 120th and Nigeria ranks 123rd of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mongolia	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.7001	0.8996	0.1995	Nigeria
1970s	0.5725	0.9159	0.3434	Nigeria
1980s	0.4502	0.8702	0.42	Nigeria
1990s	0.8336	0.4843	0.3494	Mongolia
2000s	0.8235	0.3992	0.4243	Mongolia
2010s	0.4138	0.3114	0.1024	Mongolia
2020s	0.2716	0.2555	0.0161	Mongolia

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, Mongolia or Nigeria?: Mongolia, at 0.2609 against 0.2491 in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Mongolia and Nigeria?: 0.0118, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Nigeria?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mongolia and Nigeria rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Mongolia ranks 120th and Nigeria ranks 123rd 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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Indicator: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source: 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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).