Iceland vs Western Sahara: Agricultural land use per person
Iceland
4.79 hectares per person
in 2025
Western Sahara
6.57 hectares per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
10th
Western Sahara rank
9th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Iceland
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 6.57 hectares per person against 4.79 hectares per person in Iceland, a difference of 1.78 hectares per person.
That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.4 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 10th and Western Sahara ranks 9th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 10 and Western Sahara in 30.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 11.96 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | 10.44 hectares per person | Iceland |
| 1100s | 11.97 hectares per person | 1.9 hectares per person | 10.07 hectares per person | Iceland |
| 1200s | 11.98 hectares per person | 2.37 hectares per person | 9.61 hectares per person | Iceland |
| 1300s | 11.99 hectares per person | 2.97 hectares per person | 9.03 hectares per person | Iceland |
| 1400s | 12.01 hectares per person | 3.71 hectares per person | 8.3 hectares per person | Iceland |
| 1500s | 12.02 hectares per person | 4.63 hectares per person | 7.38 hectares per person | Iceland |
| 1600s | 12.03 hectares per person | 5.79 hectares per person | 6.24 hectares per person | Iceland |
| 1700s | 12.04 hectares per person | 7.24 hectares per person | 4.8 hectares per person | Iceland |
| 1710s | 12.04 hectares per person | 9.05 hectares per person | 2.99 hectares per person | Iceland |
| 1720s | 12.04 hectares per person | 11.32 hectares per person | 0.7288 hectares per person | Iceland |
| 1730s | 12.05 hectares per person | 14.14 hectares per person | 2.1 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 1740s | 12.05 hectares per person | 17.68 hectares per person | 5.63 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 1750s | 12.05 hectares per person | 22.1 hectares per person | 10.05 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 1760s | 12.05 hectares per person | 27.63 hectares per person | 15.58 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 1770s | 12.05 hectares per person | 34.53 hectares per person | 22.48 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 1780s | 12.05 hectares per person | 43.17 hectares per person | 31.11 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 1790s | 12.05 hectares per person | 53.96 hectares per person | 41.9 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 1800s | 12.05 hectares per person | 67.45 hectares per person | 55.39 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 1810s | 12.06 hectares per person | 84.31 hectares per person | 72.25 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 1820s | 12.06 hectares per person | 105.39 hectares per person | 93.33 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 1830s | 12.06 hectares per person | 131.73 hectares per person | 119.68 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 1840s | 12.06 hectares per person | 164.67 hectares per person | 152.61 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 1850s | 12.06 hectares per person | 205.83 hectares per person | 193.77 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 1860s | 12.06 hectares per person | 202.84 hectares per person | 190.78 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 1870s | 12.06 hectares per person | 199.67 hectares per person | 187.6 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 1880s | 12.06 hectares per person | 196.27 hectares per person | 184.21 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 1890s | 12.06 hectares per person | 192.63 hectares per person | 180.56 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 1900s | 12.07 hectares per person | 188.69 hectares per person | 176.62 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 1910s | 12.07 hectares per person | 184.38 hectares per person | 172.31 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 1920s | 12.07 hectares per person | 179.63 hectares per person | 167.57 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 1930s | 12.07 hectares per person | 174.32 hectares per person | 162.25 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 1940s | 12.07 hectares per person | 168.28 hectares per person | 156.2 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 1950s | 12.07 hectares per person | 170.3 hectares per person | 158.23 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 11.18 hectares per person | 115.22 hectares per person | 104.03 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 9.07 hectares per person | 60.78 hectares per person | 51.71 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 7.92 hectares per person | 29.31 hectares per person | 21.39 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 7.13 hectares per person | 20.22 hectares per person | 13.09 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 6.35 hectares per person | 12.84 hectares per person | 6.49 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 5.48 hectares per person | 8.2 hectares per person | 2.71 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 4.93 hectares per person | 6.76 hectares per person | 1.83 hectares per person | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Iceland or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 6.57 hectares per person against 4.79 hectares per person in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Iceland and Western Sahara?
- 1.78 hectares per person, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Western Sahara?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Western Sahara rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Iceland ranks 10th and Western Sahara ranks 9th 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.