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

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.

Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.