Iceland vs Uruguay: Agricultural land per capita
Iceland
4.23 hectares per capita
in 2023
Uruguay
4.2 hectares per capita
in 2023
Iceland rank
12th
Uruguay rank
13th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Iceland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 4.23 hectares per capita against 4.2 hectares per capita in Uruguay, a difference of 0.03 hectares per capita.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 13th of 226 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.06 hectares per capita | 5.98 hectares per capita | 5.08 hectares per capita | Iceland |
| 1970s | 9.08 hectares per capita | 5.34 hectares per capita | 3.74 hectares per capita | Iceland |
| 1980s | 7.92 hectares per capita | 4.96 hectares per capita | 2.96 hectares per capita | Iceland |
| 1990s | 7.13 hectares per capita | 4.7 hectares per capita | 2.43 hectares per capita | Iceland |
| 2000s | 6.32 hectares per capita | 4.51 hectares per capita | 1.81 hectares per capita | Iceland |
| 2010s | 5.63 hectares per capita | 4.26 hectares per capita | 1.36 hectares per capita | Iceland |
| 2020s | 4.82 hectares per capita | 4.16 hectares per capita | 0.6552 hectares per capita | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Iceland or Uruguay?
- Iceland, at 4.23 hectares per capita against 4.2 hectares per capita in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Iceland and Uruguay?
- 0.03 hectares per capita, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Uruguay rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Iceland ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 13th of 226 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 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.