Gambia vs Uganda: Agricultural land use per person
Gambia
0.2649 hectares per person
in 2025
Uganda
0.2735 hectares per person
in 2025
Gambia rank
124th
Uganda rank
122nd
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Gambia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.2735 hectares per person against 0.2649 hectares per person in Gambia, a difference of 0.0086 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 124th and Uganda ranks 122nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 36 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 6.49 hectares per person | 4.91 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1100s | 6.26 hectares per person | 4.75 hectares per person | 1.51 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1200s | 6.01 hectares per person | 4.59 hectares per person | 1.43 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1300s | 5.74 hectares per person | 4.4 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1400s | 5.44 hectares per person | 4.2 hectares per person | 1.24 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1500s | 5.1 hectares per person | 3.98 hectares per person | 1.13 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1600s | 4.71 hectares per person | 3.71 hectares per person | 1 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1700s | 4.25 hectares per person | 3.4 hectares per person | 0.8478 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1710s | 4.19 hectares per person | 3.36 hectares per person | 0.8307 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1720s | 4.14 hectares per person | 3.33 hectares per person | 0.8133 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1730s | 4.08 hectares per person | 3.29 hectares per person | 0.7953 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1740s | 4.03 hectares per person | 3.25 hectares per person | 0.7769 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1750s | 3.97 hectares per person | 3.21 hectares per person | 0.758 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1760s | 3.91 hectares per person | 3.17 hectares per person | 0.7386 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1770s | 3.84 hectares per person | 3.13 hectares per person | 0.7186 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1780s | 3.78 hectares per person | 3.08 hectares per person | 0.698 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1790s | 3.71 hectares per person | 3.04 hectares per person | 0.6766 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1800s | 3.64 hectares per person | 2.99 hectares per person | 0.6546 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1810s | 3.57 hectares per person | 2.94 hectares per person | 0.6318 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1820s | 3.49 hectares per person | 2.89 hectares per person | 0.608 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1830s | 3.42 hectares per person | 2.83 hectares per person | 0.5834 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1840s | 3.33 hectares per person | 2.78 hectares per person | 0.5576 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1850s | 3.25 hectares per person | 2.72 hectares per person | 0.5307 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1860s | 3.15 hectares per person | 2.65 hectares per person | 0.5024 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1870s | 3.06 hectares per person | 2.58 hectares per person | 0.4726 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1880s | 2.95 hectares per person | 2.51 hectares per person | 0.4412 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1890s | 2.84 hectares per person | 2.43 hectares per person | 0.4077 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1900s | 2.72 hectares per person | 2.35 hectares per person | 0.3719 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1910s | 2.59 hectares per person | 2.25 hectares per person | 0.3334 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1920s | 2.44 hectares per person | 2.14 hectares per person | 0.2917 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1930s | 2.27 hectares per person | 2.02 hectares per person | 0.2461 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1940s | 2.06 hectares per person | 1.87 hectares per person | 0.1962 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1950s | 1.65 hectares per person | 1.53 hectares per person | 0.1194 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1960s | 1.32 hectares per person | 1.22 hectares per person | 0.1065 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1970s | 1.09 hectares per person | 0.9661 hectares per person | 0.1278 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.8123 hectares per person | 0.7886 hectares per person | 0.0237 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.5374 hectares per person | 0.6024 hectares per person | 0.0651 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.3582 hectares per person | 0.4737 hectares per person | 0.1154 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.3331 hectares per person | 0.3735 hectares per person | 0.0404 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.2773 hectares per person | 0.2944 hectares per person | 0.0172 hectares per person | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Gambia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.2735 hectares per person against 0.2649 hectares per person in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Gambia and Uganda?
- 0.0086 hectares per person, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Uganda?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Uganda rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Gambia ranks 124th and Uganda ranks 122nd 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.