Nigeria vs Tanzania: Area of permanent meadows and pastures
Nigeria
25.17 million hectares
in 2023
Tanzania
24.00 million hectares
in 2023
Nigeria rank
31st
Tanzania rank
32nd
Area of permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 25.17 million hectares against 24.00 million hectares in Tanzania, a difference of 1.17 million hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 31st and Tanzania ranks 32nd of 209 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.00 million hectares | 20.00 million hectares | 7.00 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 26.89 million hectares | 20.90 million hectares | 5.99 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 26.39 million hectares | 21.90 million hectares | 4.49 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 25.95 million hectares | 22.80 million hectares | 3.14 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 24.12 million hectares | 24.00 million hectares | 118,200 hectares | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 24.97 million hectares | 23.97 million hectares | 1.00 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 25.13 million hectares | 24.00 million hectares | 1.13 million hectares | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area of permanent meadows and pastures, Nigeria or Tanzania?
- Nigeria, at 25.17 million hectares against 24.00 million hectares in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 1.17 million hectares, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for area of permanent meadows and pastures?
- Nigeria ranks 31st and Tanzania ranks 32nd of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Area of permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This is the land used for livestock grazing. The total land use for livestock farming is higher as it additionally requires cropland used to grow animal feed.