Gambia vs Portugal: Cropland per person over the long-term
Gambia
0.1868 hectares per person
in 2025
Portugal
0.1775 hectares per person
in 2025
Gambia rank
85th
Portugal rank
88th
Cropland per person over the long-term over time
- Gambia
- Portugal
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.1868 hectares per person against 0.1775 hectares per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0093 hectares per person.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 85th and Portugal ranks 88th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 35 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.16 hectares per person | 0.5009 hectares per person | 1.66 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1100s | 2.08 hectares per person | 0.4932 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1200s | 2 hectares per person | 0.485 hectares per person | 1.51 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1300s | 1.91 hectares per person | 0.4762 hectares per person | 1.43 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1400s | 1.81 hectares per person | 0.4667 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1500s | 1.69 hectares per person | 0.4564 hectares per person | 1.24 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1600s | 1.56 hectares per person | 0.4451 hectares per person | 1.12 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1700s | 1.4 hectares per person | 0.4325 hectares per person | 0.9694 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1710s | 1.38 hectares per person | 0.4391 hectares per person | 0.9448 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1720s | 1.37 hectares per person | 0.4341 hectares per person | 0.9314 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1730s | 1.35 hectares per person | 0.4327 hectares per person | 0.9139 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1740s | 1.33 hectares per person | 0.4312 hectares per person | 0.8958 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1750s | 1.31 hectares per person | 0.4298 hectares per person | 0.8771 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1760s | 1.29 hectares per person | 0.4284 hectares per person | 0.8579 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1770s | 1.26 hectares per person | 0.4269 hectares per person | 0.8379 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1780s | 1.24 hectares per person | 0.4254 hectares per person | 0.8173 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1790s | 1.22 hectares per person | 0.4239 hectares per person | 0.7958 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1800s | 1.2 hectares per person | 0.4223 hectares per person | 0.7735 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1810s | 1.17 hectares per person | 0.4208 hectares per person | 0.7502 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1820s | 1.14 hectares per person | 0.4192 hectares per person | 0.7258 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1830s | 1.12 hectares per person | 0.4169 hectares per person | 0.7008 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1840s | 1.09 hectares per person | 0.4153 hectares per person | 0.6739 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1850s | 1.06 hectares per person | 0.413 hectares per person | 0.646 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1860s | 1.03 hectares per person | 0.411 hectares per person | 0.616 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1870s | 0.9928 hectares per person | 0.409 hectares per person | 0.5839 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1880s | 0.9562 hectares per person | 0.4051 hectares per person | 0.5511 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1890s | 0.9164 hectares per person | 0.3996 hectares per person | 0.5169 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1900s | 0.8729 hectares per person | 0.3942 hectares per person | 0.4788 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1910s | 0.8246 hectares per person | 0.3929 hectares per person | 0.4317 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1920s | 0.7698 hectares per person | 0.3888 hectares per person | 0.381 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1930s | 0.7059 hectares per person | 0.3966 hectares per person | 0.3093 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1940s | 0.6276 hectares per person | 0.3945 hectares per person | 0.2331 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1950s | 0.4521 hectares per person | 0.3763 hectares per person | 0.0759 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1960s | 0.3201 hectares per person | 0.3635 hectares per person | 0.0434 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.3099 hectares per person | 0.3554 hectares per person | 0.0454 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.257 hectares per person | 0.3309 hectares per person | 0.0739 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.1859 hectares per person | 0.291 hectares per person | 0.1051 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.209 hectares per person | 0.213 hectares per person | 0.004 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.236 hectares per person | 0.1751 hectares per person | 0.0609 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.1955 hectares per person | 0.1763 hectares per person | 0.0192 hectares per person | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Gambia or Portugal?
- Gambia, at 0.1868 hectares per person against 0.1775 hectares per person in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Gambia and Portugal?
- 0.0093 hectares per person, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Portugal?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Portugal rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Gambia ranks 85th and Portugal ranks 88th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.