Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, Angola or Gambia?

Gambia, at 0.1548 against 0.1536 in Angola as of 2010.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Gambia?

22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Angola vs Gambia: Cropland and pasture per person

Angola

0.1536

in 2010

Gambia

0.1548

in 2010

Angola rank

87th

Gambia rank

86th

Cropland and pasture per person over time

Angola
Gambia

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.1548 against 0.1536 in Angola, a difference of 0.0012.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Gambia ahead.

Angola ranks 87th and Gambia ranks 86th of 178 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 16 and Gambia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1800s	0.1723	0.2907	0.1184	Gambia
1810s	0.1898	0.27	0.0801	Gambia
1820s	0.2067	0.2672	0.0605	Gambia
1830s	0.2175	0.2559	0.0384	Gambia
1840s	0.2247	0.2395	0.0148	Gambia
1850s	0.2332	0.2242	0.0089	Angola
1860s	0.2384	0.2095	0.0289	Angola
1870s	0.2462	0.1968	0.0494	Angola
1880s	0.2549	0.1842	0.0708	Angola
1890s	0.2645	0.1721	0.0923	Angola
1900s	0.2758	0.1612	0.1146	Angola
1910s	0.2897	0.1492	0.1405	Angola
1920s	0.3333	0.1633	0.17	Angola
1930s	0.3871	0.1798	0.2073	Angola
1940s	0.4491	0.1978	0.2513	Angola
1950s	0.4833	0.1945	0.2888	Angola
1960s	0.5299	0.1974	0.3326	Angola
1970s	0.5254	0.1868	0.3386	Angola
1980s	0.3724	0.1807	0.1917	Angola
1990s	0.2614	0.1801	0.0812	Angola
2000s	0.2037	0.1703	0.0334	Angola
2010s	0.1536	0.1548	0.0011	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, Angola or Gambia?: Gambia, at 0.1548 against 0.1536 in Angola as of 2010.
What is the difference in cropland and pasture per person between Angola and Gambia?: 0.0012, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Gambia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.
How do Angola and Gambia rank globally for cropland and pasture per person?: Angola ranks 87th and Gambia ranks 86th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland and pasture per person
Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 3,796 data points, 1800–2010
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Pasture – land used for livestock grazing – and cropland are measured in hectares per person. The sum of pasture and cropland is the total land used for agriculture.