Faroe Islands vs Niger: Agricultural land per capita
Faroe Islands
1.76 hectares per capita
in 2023
Niger
1.78 hectares per capita
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
29th
Niger rank
28th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Faroe Islands
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1.78 hectares per capita against 1.76 hectares per capita in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.02 hectares per capita.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Faroe Islands ranks 29th and Niger ranks 28th of 226 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.66 hectares per capita | 7.84 hectares per capita | 5.18 hectares per capita | Niger |
| 1970s | 2.39 hectares per capita | 5.8 hectares per capita | 3.41 hectares per capita | Niger |
| 1980s | 2.13 hectares per capita | 4.41 hectares per capita | 2.28 hectares per capita | Niger |
| 1990s | 2.13 hectares per capita | 3.7 hectares per capita | 1.56 hectares per capita | Niger |
| 2000s | 2.03 hectares per capita | 3.01 hectares per capita | 0.9814 hectares per capita | Niger |
| 2010s | 1.96 hectares per capita | 2.34 hectares per capita | 0.3867 hectares per capita | Niger |
| 2020s | 1.79 hectares per capita | 1.87 hectares per capita | 0.0824 hectares per capita | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Faroe Islands or Niger?
- Niger, at 1.78 hectares per capita against 1.76 hectares per capita in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Faroe Islands and Niger?
- 0.02 hectares per capita, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Niger?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Niger rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 29th and Niger ranks 28th of 226 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 Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.