Afghanistan vs Ireland: Agricultural land use per person
Afghanistan
0.8375 hectares per person
in 2025
Ireland
0.7937 hectares per person
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
49th
Ireland rank
52nd
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Afghanistan
- Ireland
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.8375 hectares per person against 0.7937 hectares per person in Ireland, a difference of 0.0438 hectares per person.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 49th and Ireland ranks 52nd of 202 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 6.4 hectares per person | 3.37 hectares per person | 3.03 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1100s | 6.25 hectares per person | 4.03 hectares per person | 2.22 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1200s | 6.09 hectares per person | 3.32 hectares per person | 2.77 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1300s | 5.93 hectares per person | 2.61 hectares per person | 3.32 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1400s | 5.75 hectares per person | 2.85 hectares per person | 2.89 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1500s | 5.55 hectares per person | 2.2 hectares per person | 3.35 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1600s | 5.33 hectares per person | 1.84 hectares per person | 3.49 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1700s | 5.09 hectares per person | 1.72 hectares per person | 3.37 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1710s | 5.07 hectares per person | 1.62 hectares per person | 3.45 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1720s | 5.04 hectares per person | 1.51 hectares per person | 3.53 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1730s | 5.01 hectares per person | 1.41 hectares per person | 3.61 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1740s | 4.99 hectares per person | 1.3 hectares per person | 3.68 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1750s | 4.96 hectares per person | 1.19 hectares per person | 3.76 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1760s | 4.93 hectares per person | 1.15 hectares per person | 3.78 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1770s | 4.9 hectares per person | 1.1 hectares per person | 3.8 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1780s | 4.87 hectares per person | 1.05 hectares per person | 3.82 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1790s | 4.84 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | 3.84 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | 4.81 hectares per person | 0.9549 hectares per person | 3.86 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | 4.78 hectares per person | 0.9852 hectares per person | 3.8 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | 4.75 hectares per person | 0.9424 hectares per person | 3.81 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 4.72 hectares per person | 0.8541 hectares per person | 3.86 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 4.69 hectares per person | 0.7998 hectares per person | 3.89 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 4.65 hectares per person | 0.9712 hectares per person | 3.68 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 4.62 hectares per person | 1.13 hectares per person | 3.48 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 4.58 hectares per person | 1.16 hectares per person | 3.42 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 4.54 hectares per person | 1.24 hectares per person | 3.3 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 4.51 hectares per person | 1.29 hectares per person | 3.22 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 4.47 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | 3.13 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 4.43 hectares per person | 1.38 hectares per person | 3.04 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 4.38 hectares per person | 1.43 hectares per person | 2.95 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 4.34 hectares per person | 1.48 hectares per person | 2.86 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 4.29 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | 2.77 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 4.21 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 2.62 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 3.85 hectares per person | 1.64 hectares per person | 2.21 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 2.96 hectares per person | 1.54 hectares per person | 1.42 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 2.89 hectares per person | 1.37 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 2.13 hectares per person | 1.21 hectares per person | 0.9203 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 1.42 hectares per person | 1.05 hectares per person | 0.3667 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1.06 hectares per person | 0.9363 hectares per person | 0.125 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.8877 hectares per person | 0.8382 hectares per person | 0.0495 hectares per person | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Afghanistan or Ireland?
- Afghanistan, at 0.8375 hectares per person against 0.7937 hectares per person in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Afghanistan and Ireland?
- 0.0438 hectares per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ireland?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Ireland rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Afghanistan ranks 49th and Ireland ranks 52nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.