Latvia vs Uruguay: Arable land

Latvia
0.722 hectares per person
in 2023
Uruguay
0.6492 hectares per person
in 2023
Latvia rank
9th
Uruguay rank
12th

Arable land over time

  • Latvia
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.722 hectares per person against 0.6492 hectares per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0728 hectares per person.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 206 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5141 hectares per person 0.4106 hectares per person 0.1034 hectares per person Latvia
2000s 0.4759 hectares per person 0.4619 hectares per person 0.0139 hectares per person Latvia
2010s 0.6212 hectares per person 0.6656 hectares per person 0.0444 hectares per person Uruguay
2020s 0.7172 hectares per person 0.6167 hectares per person 0.1005 hectares per person Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Latvia or Uruguay?
Latvia, at 0.722 hectares per person against 0.6492 hectares per person in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Latvia and Uruguay?
0.0728 hectares per person, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Uruguay?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Uruguay rank globally for arable land?
Latvia ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 12th 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.