Japan vs Nigeria: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Japan
4.05 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
4.95 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
17th
Nigeria rank
14th
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.95 ha per square kilometre against 4.05 ha per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.9 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.94 ha per square kilometre | 0.2209 ha per square kilometre | 8.72 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 7.35 ha per square kilometre | 0.3084 ha per square kilometre | 7.05 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 6.16 ha per square kilometre | 0.8606 ha per square kilometre | 5.3 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 5.55 ha per square kilometre | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | 3.61 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.62 ha per square kilometre | 2.52 ha per square kilometre | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.36 ha per square kilometre | 3.63 ha per square kilometre | 0.7301 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 4.13 ha per square kilometre | 4.83 ha per square kilometre | 0.6978 ha per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — area harvested, per square kilometre, Japan or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 4.95 ha per square kilometre against 4.05 ha per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested, per square kilometre between Japan and Nigeria?
- 0.9 ha per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Nigeria rank globally for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 17th 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.