Gambia vs United Kingdom: Agricultural land use per person
Gambia
0.2649 hectares per person
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.2431 hectares per person
in 2025
Gambia rank
124th
United Kingdom rank
127th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Gambia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.2649 hectares per person against 0.2431 hectares per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0218 hectares per person.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 124th and United Kingdom ranks 127th of 202 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 6.49 hectares per person | 4.42 hectares per person | 2.08 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1100s | 6.26 hectares per person | 4.38 hectares per person | 1.88 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1200s | 6.01 hectares per person | 2.67 hectares per person | 3.34 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1300s | 5.74 hectares per person | 2.22 hectares per person | 3.52 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1400s | 5.44 hectares per person | 3.17 hectares per person | 2.28 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1500s | 5.1 hectares per person | 2.44 hectares per person | 2.66 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1600s | 4.71 hectares per person | 2.24 hectares per person | 2.47 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1700s | 4.25 hectares per person | 1.88 hectares per person | 2.37 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1710s | 4.19 hectares per person | 1.79 hectares per person | 2.4 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1720s | 4.14 hectares per person | 1.71 hectares per person | 2.43 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1730s | 4.08 hectares per person | 1.6 hectares per person | 2.48 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1740s | 4.03 hectares per person | 1.56 hectares per person | 2.47 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1750s | 3.97 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 2.47 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1760s | 3.91 hectares per person | 1.43 hectares per person | 2.48 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1770s | 3.84 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | 2.49 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1780s | 3.78 hectares per person | 1.29 hectares per person | 2.49 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1790s | 3.71 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | 2.51 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1800s | 3.64 hectares per person | 1.11 hectares per person | 2.53 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1810s | 3.57 hectares per person | 1.03 hectares per person | 2.54 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1820s | 3.49 hectares per person | 0.8673 hectares per person | 2.63 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1830s | 3.42 hectares per person | 0.7591 hectares per person | 2.66 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1840s | 3.33 hectares per person | 0.6942 hectares per person | 2.64 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1850s | 3.25 hectares per person | 0.5839 hectares per person | 2.66 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1860s | 3.15 hectares per person | 0.4657 hectares per person | 2.69 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1870s | 3.06 hectares per person | 0.5072 hectares per person | 2.55 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1880s | 2.95 hectares per person | 0.4728 hectares per person | 2.48 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1890s | 2.84 hectares per person | 0.4474 hectares per person | 2.39 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1900s | 2.72 hectares per person | 0.4242 hectares per person | 2.3 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1910s | 2.59 hectares per person | 0.406 hectares per person | 2.18 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1920s | 2.44 hectares per person | 0.3979 hectares per person | 2.04 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1930s | 2.27 hectares per person | 0.3914 hectares per person | 1.87 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1940s | 2.06 hectares per person | 0.3866 hectares per person | 1.68 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1950s | 1.65 hectares per person | 0.3788 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1960s | 1.32 hectares per person | 0.3635 hectares per person | 0.9596 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1970s | 1.09 hectares per person | 0.3324 hectares per person | 0.7616 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.8123 hectares per person | 0.3227 hectares per person | 0.4896 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.5374 hectares per person | 0.3048 hectares per person | 0.2326 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.3582 hectares per person | 0.2864 hectares per person | 0.0718 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.3331 hectares per person | 0.2706 hectares per person | 0.0626 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.2773 hectares per person | 0.2517 hectares per person | 0.0256 hectares per person | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Gambia or United Kingdom?
- Gambia, at 0.2649 hectares per person against 0.2431 hectares per person in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Gambia and United Kingdom?
- 0.0218 hectares per person, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and United Kingdom?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and United Kingdom rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Gambia ranks 124th and United Kingdom ranks 127th 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.