Gambia vs Mozambique: Arable land

Gambia
0.1631 hectares per person
in 2023
Mozambique
0.168 hectares per person
in 2023
Gambia rank
76th
Mozambique rank
74th

Arable land over time

  • Gambia
  • Mozambique
00.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 0.168 hectares per person against 0.1631 hectares per person in Gambia, a difference of 0.0049 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mozambique ahead.

Gambia ranks 76th and Mozambique ranks 74th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Mozambique Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2748 hectares per person 0.338 hectares per person 0.0632 hectares per person Mozambique
1970s 0.2582 hectares per person 0.3019 hectares per person 0.0437 hectares per person Mozambique
1980s 0.2143 hectares per person 0.2544 hectares per person 0.0401 hectares per person Mozambique
1990s 0.154 hectares per person 0.2412 hectares per person 0.0872 hectares per person Mozambique
2000s 0.1771 hectares per person 0.2349 hectares per person 0.0578 hectares per person Mozambique
2010s 0.2052 hectares per person 0.2165 hectares per person 0.0113 hectares per person Mozambique
2020s 0.1689 hectares per person 0.1757 hectares per person 0.0068 hectares per person Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Gambia or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 0.168 hectares per person against 0.1631 hectares per person in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Gambia and Mozambique?
0.0049 hectares per person, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mozambique?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Mozambique rank globally for arable land?
Gambia ranks 76th and Mozambique ranks 74th 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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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.