Egypt vs Nigeria: Land area in hectares
Egypt
99.55 million hectares
in 2023
Nigeria
91.08 million hectares
in 2023
Egypt rank
29th
Nigeria rank
30th
Land area in hectares over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 99.55 million hectares against 91.08 million hectares in Nigeria, a difference of 8.47 million hectares.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 30th of 233 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.55 million hectares | 91.08 million hectares | 8.47 million hectares | Egypt |
| 1970s | 99.55 million hectares | 91.08 million hectares | 8.47 million hectares | Egypt |
| 1980s | 99.55 million hectares | 91.08 million hectares | 8.47 million hectares | Egypt |
| 1990s | 99.55 million hectares | 91.08 million hectares | 8.47 million hectares | Egypt |
| 2000s | 99.55 million hectares | 91.08 million hectares | 8.47 million hectares | Egypt |
| 2010s | 99.55 million hectares | 91.08 million hectares | 8.47 million hectares | Egypt |
| 2020s | 99.55 million hectares | 91.08 million hectares | 8.47 million hectares | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Egypt, at 99.55 million hectares against 91.08 million hectares in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 8.47 million hectares, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Egypt ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 30th of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.