Iceland vs Saudi Arabia: Agricultural land per capita
Iceland
4.23 hectares per capita
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
5.22 hectares per capita
in 2023
Iceland rank
12th
Saudi Arabia rank
10th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Iceland
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 5.22 hectares per capita against 4.23 hectares per capita in Iceland, a difference of 0.99 hectares per capita.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 226 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.06 hectares per capita | 29.56 hectares per capita | 18.49 hectares per capita | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 9.08 hectares per capita | 19.63 hectares per capita | 10.55 hectares per capita | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 7.92 hectares per capita | 12.39 hectares per capita | 4.47 hectares per capita | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 7.13 hectares per capita | 11.01 hectares per capita | 3.88 hectares per capita | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 6.32 hectares per capita | 8.77 hectares per capita | 2.45 hectares per capita | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 5.63 hectares per capita | 6.07 hectares per capita | 0.4394 hectares per capita | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 4.82 hectares per capita | 5.44 hectares per capita | 0.6211 hectares per capita | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Iceland or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 5.22 hectares per capita against 4.23 hectares per capita in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Iceland and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.99 hectares per capita, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Saudi Arabia rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Iceland ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th 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.