Greenland vs Namibia: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Greenland
0.0%
in 2023
Namibia
0.0%
in 2023
Greenland rank
87th
Namibia rank
89th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Greenland
- Namibia
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Namibia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Greenland's figure about 2.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Namibia ahead.
Greenland ranks 87th and Namibia ranks 89th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 5 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Greenland |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% | Greenland |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.2% | 1.1% | Greenland |
| 2010s | 0.8% | -0.0% | 0.8% | Greenland |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Greenland or Namibia?
- Greenland, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Greenland and Namibia?
- 0.0%, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Namibia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Namibia rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Greenland ranks 87th and Namibia ranks 89th of 225 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 Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.