Eswatini vs Uganda: Arable land

Eswatini
0.1438 hectares per person
in 2023
Uganda
0.1418 hectares per person
in 2023
Eswatini rank
86th
Uganda rank
87th

Arable land over time

  • Eswatini
  • Uganda
0.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 0.1438 hectares per person against 0.1418 hectares per person in Uganda, a difference of 0.002 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.

Eswatini ranks 86th and Uganda ranks 87th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3599 hectares per person 0.4041 hectares per person 0.0442 hectares per person Uganda
1970s 0.326 hectares per person 0.3416 hectares per person 0.0156 hectares per person Uganda
1980s 0.2275 hectares per person 0.3125 hectares per person 0.0849 hectares per person Uganda
1990s 0.1851 hectares per person 0.25 hectares per person 0.0648 hectares per person Uganda
2000s 0.1653 hectares per person 0.2156 hectares per person 0.0503 hectares per person Uganda
2010s 0.1551 hectares per person 0.1859 hectares per person 0.0309 hectares per person Uganda
2020s 0.146 hectares per person 0.1483 hectares per person 0.0022 hectares per person Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Eswatini or Uganda?
Eswatini, at 0.1438 hectares per person against 0.1418 hectares per person in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Eswatini and Uganda?
0.002 hectares per person, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Uganda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Eswatini and Uganda rank globally for arable land?
Eswatini ranks 86th and Uganda ranks 87th 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.