Nigeria vs Sudan: Breakdown of habitable land area
Nigeria
336,280 hectares
in 2019
Sudan
336,670 hectares
in 2019
Nigeria rank
54th
Sudan rank
52nd
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Nigeria
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 336,670 hectares against 336,280 hectares in Nigeria, a difference of 390 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 54th and Sudan ranks 52nd of 235 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Nigeria or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 336,670 hectares against 336,280 hectares in Nigeria as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Nigeria and Sudan?
- 390 hectares, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sudan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Nigeria and Sudan rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Nigeria ranks 54th and Sudan ranks 52nd of 235 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.