Argentina vs Nigeria: FAO projections of arable land
Argentina
41.46 million hectares
in 2023
Nigeria
44.23 million hectares
in 2023
Argentina rank
9th
Nigeria rank
7th
FAO projections of arable land over time
- Argentina
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 44.23 million hectares against 41.46 million hectares in Argentina, a difference of 2.77 million hectares.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Argentina ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 224 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.97 million hectares | 27.60 million hectares | 5.63 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 25.62 million hectares | 28.85 million hectares | 3.23 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 26.93 million hectares | 30.91 million hectares | 3.98 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 28.07 million hectares | 36.54 million hectares | 8.47 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 33.14 million hectares | 41.92 million hectares | 8.78 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 40.66 million hectares | 42.43 million hectares | 1.77 million hectares | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 42.98 million hectares | 43.91 million hectares | 933,775 hectares | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fao projections of arable land, Argentina or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 44.23 million hectares against 41.46 million hectares in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Argentina and Nigeria?
- 2.77 million hectares, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Nigeria rank globally for fao projections of arable land?
- Argentina ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 224 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 FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.