What is the difference in fao projections of arable land, per capita between Nigeria and Uganda?

0.0071 hectares per person, with Nigeria ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Uganda: FAO projections of arable land, per capita

Nigeria

0.1941 hectares per person

in 2023

Uganda

0.187 hectares per person

in 2023

Nigeria rank

81st

Uganda rank

84th

FAO projections of arable land, per capita over time

Nigeria
Uganda

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.1941 hectares per person against 0.187 hectares per person in Uganda, a difference of 0.0071 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 81st and Uganda ranks 84th of 208 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.5515 hectares per person	0.5228 hectares per person	0.0288 hectares per person	Nigeria
1970s	0.4601 hectares per person	0.4593 hectares per person	0.0008 hectares per person	Nigeria
1980s	0.3699 hectares per person	0.4259 hectares per person	0.056 hectares per person	Uganda
1990s	0.3334 hectares per person	0.3465 hectares per person	0.0132 hectares per person	Uganda
2000s	0.2937 hectares per person	0.2944 hectares per person	0.0008 hectares per person	Uganda
2010s	0.2266 hectares per person	0.2454 hectares per person	0.0189 hectares per person	Uganda
2020s	0.1989 hectares per person	0.1956 hectares per person	0.0033 hectares per person	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fao projections of arable land, per capita, Nigeria or Uganda?: Nigeria, at 0.1941 hectares per person against 0.187 hectares per person in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land, per capita between Nigeria and Uganda?: 0.0071 hectares per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for fao projections of arable land, per capita?: Nigeria ranks 81st and Uganda ranks 84th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: FAO projections of arable land, per capita
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 208 places, 11,968 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.