Madagascar vs Somalia: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre

Madagascar
70.29 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
70.34 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
21st
Somalia rank
19th

Agricultural land use, per square kilometre over time

  • Madagascar
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 70.34 hectares per square kilometre against 70.29 hectares per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 0.05 hectares per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Madagascar ranks 21st and Somalia ranks 19th of 209 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 60.61 hectares per square kilometre 70.02 hectares per square kilometre 9.41 hectares per square kilometre Somalia
1970s 61.31 hectares per square kilometre 70.09 hectares per square kilometre 8.78 hectares per square kilometre Somalia
1980s 62.2 hectares per square kilometre 70.17 hectares per square kilometre 7.97 hectares per square kilometre Somalia
1990s 63.72 hectares per square kilometre 70.22 hectares per square kilometre 6.5 hectares per square kilometre Somalia
2000s 70.22 hectares per square kilometre 70.29 hectares per square kilometre 0.0755 hectares per square kilometre Somalia
2010s 70.29 hectares per square kilometre 70.31 hectares per square kilometre 0.0131 hectares per square kilometre Somalia
2020s 70.29 hectares per square kilometre 70.34 hectares per square kilometre 0.0519 hectares per square kilometre Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land use, per square kilometre, Madagascar or Somalia?
Somalia, at 70.34 hectares per square kilometre against 70.29 hectares per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land use, per square kilometre between Madagascar and Somalia?
0.05 hectares per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Somalia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Somalia rank globally for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
Madagascar ranks 21st and Somalia ranks 19th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 12,060 data points, 1961–2023
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Agricultural land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.