Niger vs Uruguay: Arable land

Niger
0.6766 hectares per person
in 2023
Uruguay
0.6492 hectares per person
in 2023
Niger rank
10th
Uruguay rank
12th

Arable land over time

  • Niger
  • Uruguay
0123196119922023

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.6766 hectares per person against 0.6492 hectares per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0274 hectares per person.

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

Niger ranks 10th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 2.88 hectares per person 0.8292 hectares per person 2.05 hectares per person Niger
1970s 1.98 hectares per person 0.5676 hectares per person 1.41 hectares per person Niger
1980s 1.4 hectares per person 0.4418 hectares per person 0.9582 hectares per person Niger
1990s 1.38 hectares per person 0.4086 hectares per person 0.968 hectares per person Niger
2000s 1.06 hectares per person 0.4619 hectares per person 0.599 hectares per person Niger
2010s 0.8577 hectares per person 0.6656 hectares per person 0.1921 hectares per person Niger
2020s 0.7111 hectares per person 0.6167 hectares per person 0.0945 hectares per person Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Niger or Uruguay?
Niger, at 0.6766 hectares per person against 0.6492 hectares per person in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Niger and Uruguay?
0.0274 hectares per person, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Uruguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Niger and Uruguay rank globally for arable land?
Niger ranks 10th 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.