Somalia vs United Kingdom: Cropland per person over the long-term
Somalia
0.0927 hectares per person
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.0879 hectares per person
in 2025
Somalia rank
143rd
United Kingdom rank
146th
Cropland per person over the long-term over time
- Somalia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.0927 hectares per person against 0.0879 hectares per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0048 hectares per person.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Somalia ranks 143rd and United Kingdom ranks 146th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 17 and United Kingdom in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares per person | 3.44 hectares per person | 3.44 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1100s | 0 hectares per person | 3.44 hectares per person | 3.44 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1200s | 0 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | 1.94 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1300s | 0 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1400s | 0 hectares per person | 2.14 hectares per person | 2.14 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1500s | 0.3387 hectares per person | 1.48 hectares per person | 1.14 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1600s | 0.3365 hectares per person | 1.58 hectares per person | 1.25 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1700s | 0.3343 hectares per person | 1.28 hectares per person | 0.9497 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1710s | 0.3341 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | 0.8615 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1720s | 0.3338 hectares per person | 1.11 hectares per person | 0.7762 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1730s | 0.3336 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | 0.6811 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1740s | 0.3334 hectares per person | 0.9622 hectares per person | 0.6288 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1750s | 0.3332 hectares per person | 0.9052 hectares per person | 0.572 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1760s | 0.3329 hectares per person | 0.8495 hectares per person | 0.5165 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1770s | 0.3327 hectares per person | 0.7932 hectares per person | 0.4604 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1780s | 0.3325 hectares per person | 0.7545 hectares per person | 0.422 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1790s | 0.3323 hectares per person | 0.7058 hectares per person | 0.3735 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1800s | 0.332 hectares per person | 0.6617 hectares per person | 0.3296 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1810s | 0.3318 hectares per person | 0.6409 hectares per person | 0.3091 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1820s | 0.3316 hectares per person | 0.512 hectares per person | 0.1805 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1830s | 0.3314 hectares per person | 0.4435 hectares per person | 0.1121 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1840s | 0.3311 hectares per person | 0.3839 hectares per person | 0.0528 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 0.3309 hectares per person | 0.3561 hectares per person | 0.0252 hectares per person | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 0.3307 hectares per person | 0.2907 hectares per person | 0.04 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1870s | 0.3305 hectares per person | 0.3019 hectares per person | 0.0286 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1880s | 0.3302 hectares per person | 0.264 hectares per person | 0.0663 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1890s | 0.33 hectares per person | 0.2352 hectares per person | 0.0948 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1900s | 0.3298 hectares per person | 0.2084 hectares per person | 0.1213 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1910s | 0.3295 hectares per person | 0.1868 hectares per person | 0.1428 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1920s | 0.3293 hectares per person | 0.1754 hectares per person | 0.1539 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1930s | 0.3291 hectares per person | 0.1654 hectares per person | 0.1637 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1940s | 0.3288 hectares per person | 0.1572 hectares per person | 0.1716 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1950s | 0.3285 hectares per person | 0.1437 hectares per person | 0.1848 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1960s | 0.3034 hectares per person | 0.1365 hectares per person | 0.1669 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.2404 hectares per person | 0.1263 hectares per person | 0.114 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.1497 hectares per person | 0.1232 hectares per person | 0.0265 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.1349 hectares per person | 0.1086 hectares per person | 0.0263 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.1071 hectares per person | 0.0984 hectares per person | 0.0087 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.1088 hectares per person | 0.0962 hectares per person | 0.0126 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0965 hectares per person | 0.0896 hectares per person | 0.0068 hectares per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Somalia or United Kingdom?
- Somalia, at 0.0927 hectares per person against 0.0879 hectares per person in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Somalia and United Kingdom?
- 0.0048 hectares per person, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and United Kingdom?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and United Kingdom rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Somalia ranks 143rd and United Kingdom ranks 146th 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.