Iceland vs Lower middle income: Arable land

Iceland
0.3137 hectares per person
in 2023
Lower middle income
0.1206 hectares per person
in 2023
Iceland rank
30th
Lower middle income rank
33rd

Arable land over time

  • Iceland
  • Lower middle income
0.20.40.6196119922023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.3137 hectares per person against 0.1206 hectares per person in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.1931 hectares per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 2.6 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 30th and Lower middle income ranks 33rd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6263 hectares per person 0.3494 hectares per person 0.2769 hectares per person Iceland
1970s 0.5835 hectares per person 0.2866 hectares per person 0.2969 hectares per person Iceland
1980s 0.5591 hectares per person 0.2296 hectares per person 0.3295 hectares per person Iceland
1990s 0.5035 hectares per person 0.1865 hectares per person 0.317 hectares per person Iceland
2000s 0.4291 hectares per person 0.1551 hectares per person 0.274 hectares per person Iceland
2010s 0.365 hectares per person 0.1342 hectares per person 0.2307 hectares per person Iceland
2020s 0.3214 hectares per person 0.1227 hectares per person 0.1987 hectares per person Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Iceland or Lower middle income?
Iceland, at 0.3137 hectares per person against 0.1206 hectares per person in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Iceland and Lower middle income?
0.1931 hectares per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Lower middle income?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Lower middle income rank globally for arable land?
Iceland ranks 30th and Lower middle income ranks 33rd 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.