Iceland vs Upper middle income: Arable land
Arable land over time
- Iceland
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.3137 hectares per person against 0.142 hectares per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.1717 hectares per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 2.2 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 30th and Upper middle income ranks 27th of 206 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6263 hectares per person | 0.2269 hectares per person | 0.3994 hectares per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.5835 hectares per person | 0.1908 hectares per person | 0.3927 hectares per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.5591 hectares per person | 0.178 hectares per person | 0.3811 hectares per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.5035 hectares per person | 0.1773 hectares per person | 0.3262 hectares per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.4291 hectares per person | 0.1646 hectares per person | 0.2645 hectares per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.365 hectares per person | 0.1515 hectares per person | 0.2134 hectares per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.3214 hectares per person | 0.1436 hectares per person | 0.1777 hectares per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land, Iceland or Upper middle income?
- Iceland, at 0.3137 hectares per person against 0.142 hectares per person in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land between Iceland and Upper middle income?
- 0.1717 hectares per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Upper middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Upper middle income rank globally for arable land?
- Iceland ranks 30th and Upper middle income ranks 27th 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
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.