Iran vs Kenya: Agricultural land per capita
Iran
0.5195 hectares per capita
in 2023
Kenya
0.5199 hectares per capita
in 2023
Iran rank
87th
Kenya rank
86th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Iran
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.5199 hectares per capita against 0.5195 hectares per capita in Iran, a difference of 0.0004 hectares per capita.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Iran ranks 87th and Kenya ranks 86th of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.38 hectares per capita | 2.7 hectares per capita | 0.3132 hectares per capita | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1.81 hectares per capita | 1.92 hectares per capita | 0.1035 hectares per capita | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.25 hectares per capita | 1.38 hectares per capita | 0.1397 hectares per capita | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1.03 hectares per capita | 1.03 hectares per capita | 0.0029 hectares per capita | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.7875 hectares per capita | 0.7685 hectares per capita | 0.019 hectares per capita | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.5646 hectares per capita | 0.6094 hectares per capita | 0.0448 hectares per capita | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.5283 hectares per capita | 0.5346 hectares per capita | 0.0062 hectares per capita | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Iran or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.5199 hectares per capita against 0.5195 hectares per capita in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Iran and Kenya?
- 0.0004 hectares per capita, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Kenya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Kenya rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Iran ranks 87th and Kenya ranks 86th 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.