Chad vs Iceland: Arable land

Chad
0.2743 hectares per person
in 2023
Iceland
0.3137 hectares per person
in 2023
Chad rank
33rd
Iceland rank
30th

Arable land over time

  • Chad
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.3137 hectares per person against 0.2743 hectares per person in Chad, a difference of 0.0394 hectares per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chad ahead.

Chad ranks 33rd and Iceland ranks 30th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8603 hectares per person 0.6263 hectares per person 0.234 hectares per person Chad
1970s 0.7298 hectares per person 0.5835 hectares per person 0.1463 hectares per person Chad
1980s 0.6225 hectares per person 0.5591 hectares per person 0.0634 hectares per person Chad
1990s 0.4909 hectares per person 0.5035 hectares per person 0.0126 hectares per person Iceland
2000s 0.3803 hectares per person 0.4291 hectares per person 0.0488 hectares per person Iceland
2010s 0.3453 hectares per person 0.365 hectares per person 0.0197 hectares per person Iceland
2020s 0.2916 hectares per person 0.3214 hectares per person 0.0297 hectares per person Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Chad or Iceland?
Iceland, at 0.3137 hectares per person against 0.2743 hectares per person in Chad as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Chad and Iceland?
0.0394 hectares per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Iceland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Chad and Iceland rank globally for arable land?
Chad ranks 33rd and Iceland ranks 30th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.