Netherlands vs Somalia: Arable land

Netherlands
0.0564 hectares per person
in 2023
Somalia
0.0599 hectares per person
in 2023
Netherlands rank
147th
Somalia rank
144th

Arable land over time

  • Netherlands
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0599 hectares per person against 0.0564 hectares per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0035 hectares per person.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

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

Netherlands ranks 147th and Somalia ranks 144th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0752 hectares per person 0.2783 hectares per person 0.2031 hectares per person Somalia
1970s 0.0603 hectares per person 0.2245 hectares per person 0.1642 hectares per person Somalia
1980s 0.0598 hectares per person 0.1536 hectares per person 0.0938 hectares per person Somalia
1990s 0.0603 hectares per person 0.1415 hectares per person 0.0813 hectares per person Somalia
2000s 0.0653 hectares per person 0.1036 hectares per person 0.0383 hectares per person Somalia
2010s 0.0606 hectares per person 0.0789 hectares per person 0.0183 hectares per person Somalia
2020s 0.057 hectares per person 0.0629 hectares per person 0.0059 hectares per person Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Netherlands or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.0599 hectares per person against 0.0564 hectares per person in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Netherlands and Somalia?
0.0035 hectares per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Somalia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Somalia rank globally for arable land?
Netherlands ranks 147th and Somalia ranks 144th 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.