Equatorial Guinea vs Somalia: Arable land

Equatorial Guinea
1.9%
in 2023
Somalia
1.8%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
172nd
Somalia rank
175th

Arable land over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Somalia
0.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Somalia, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 172nd and Somalia ranks 175th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.3% 1.5% 0.1% Somalia
1970s 1.0% 1.5% 0.6% Somalia
1980s 0.6% 1.6% 1.0% Somalia
1990s 0.6% 1.6% 1.0% Somalia
2000s 1.4% 1.7% 0.3% Somalia
2010s 1.9% 1.7% 0.2% Equatorial Guinea
2020s 1.9% 1.8% 0.1% Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Equatorial Guinea or Somalia?
Equatorial Guinea, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Equatorial Guinea and Somalia?
0.1%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Somalia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Somalia rank globally for arable land?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 172nd and Somalia ranks 175th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (% of land area). 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 (% of land area)
Unit
% of land area
Source
FAO electronic files and website, 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, 14,832 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land 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.