Somalia vs Sudan: Agricultural land per capita
Somalia
2.4 hectares per capita
in 2023
Sudan
2.25 hectares per capita
in 2023
Somalia rank
20th
Sudan rank
22nd
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Somalia
- Sudan
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 2.4 hectares per capita against 2.25 hectares per capita in Sudan, a difference of 0.15 hectares per capita.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 20th and Sudan ranks 22nd of 226 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.14 hectares per capita | 2.75 hectares per capita | 0.3887 hectares per capita | Somalia |
| 2020s | 2.52 hectares per capita | 2.32 hectares per capita | 0.2008 hectares per capita | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Somalia or Sudan?
- Somalia, at 2.4 hectares per capita against 2.25 hectares per capita in Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Somalia and Sudan?
- 0.15 hectares per capita, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Somalia ranks 20th and Sudan ranks 22nd 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.