Iceland vs Mongolia: Arable land

Iceland
0.3137 hectares per person
in 2023
Mongolia
0.3284 hectares per person
in 2023
Iceland rank
30th
Mongolia rank
28th

Arable land over time

  • Iceland
  • Mongolia
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 0.3284 hectares per person against 0.3137 hectares per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.0147 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 30th and Mongolia ranks 28th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Mongolia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6263 hectares per person 0.6889 hectares per person 0.0626 hectares per person Mongolia
1970s 0.5835 hectares per person 0.6125 hectares per person 0.029 hectares per person Mongolia
1980s 0.5591 hectares per person 0.685 hectares per person 0.1259 hectares per person Mongolia
1990s 0.5035 hectares per person 0.594 hectares per person 0.0906 hectares per person Mongolia
2000s 0.4291 hectares per person 0.468 hectares per person 0.0389 hectares per person Mongolia
2010s 0.365 hectares per person 0.4307 hectares per person 0.0658 hectares per person Mongolia
2020s 0.3214 hectares per person 0.3319 hectares per person 0.0105 hectares per person Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Iceland or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 0.3284 hectares per person against 0.3137 hectares per person in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Iceland and Mongolia?
0.0147 hectares per person, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Mongolia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Mongolia rank globally for arable land?
Iceland ranks 30th and Mongolia ranks 28th 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.