Gambia vs Nigeria: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Gambia
6.42 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
4.95 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
12th
Nigeria rank
14th
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Gambia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 6.42 ha per square kilometre against 4.95 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 1.47 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.52 ha per square kilometre | 0.2209 ha per square kilometre | 2.3 ha per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 1970s | 2.25 ha per square kilometre | 0.3084 ha per square kilometre | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 1980s | 1.76 ha per square kilometre | 0.8606 ha per square kilometre | 0.9043 ha per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 1990s | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | 0.6111 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.24 ha per square kilometre | 2.52 ha per square kilometre | 0.2791 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 6.44 ha per square kilometre | 3.63 ha per square kilometre | 2.8 ha per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2020s | 5.24 ha per square kilometre | 4.83 ha per square kilometre | 0.4094 ha per square kilometre | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — area harvested, per square kilometre, Gambia or Nigeria?
- Gambia, at 6.42 ha per square kilometre against 4.95 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested, per square kilometre between Gambia and Nigeria?
- 1.47 ha per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Nigeria rank globally for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.