Saudi Arabia vs Somalia: Agricultural land use per person
Saudi Arabia
3.6 hectares per person
in 2025
Somalia
3.61 hectares per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
13th
Somalia rank
12th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 3.61 hectares per person against 3.6 hectares per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.01 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Somalia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 12th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 19 and Somalia in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.03 hectares per person | 16.81 hectares per person | 15.78 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1100s | 1.03 hectares per person | 16.69 hectares per person | 15.66 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1200s | 1.05 hectares per person | 16.57 hectares per person | 15.52 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1300s | 1.07 hectares per person | 16.45 hectares per person | 15.38 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1400s | 1.11 hectares per person | 16.33 hectares per person | 15.22 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1500s | 1.16 hectares per person | 16.54 hectares per person | 15.38 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1600s | 1.22 hectares per person | 16.41 hectares per person | 15.19 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1700s | 1.31 hectares per person | 16.28 hectares per person | 14.97 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1710s | 1.49 hectares per person | 16.27 hectares per person | 14.78 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1720s | 1.71 hectares per person | 16.25 hectares per person | 14.55 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1730s | 1.99 hectares per person | 16.24 hectares per person | 14.26 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1740s | 2.33 hectares per person | 16.23 hectares per person | 13.89 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1750s | 2.77 hectares per person | 16.22 hectares per person | 13.44 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1760s | 3.32 hectares per person | 16.2 hectares per person | 12.88 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1770s | 4.01 hectares per person | 16.19 hectares per person | 12.18 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1780s | 4.87 hectares per person | 16.18 hectares per person | 11.3 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1790s | 5.95 hectares per person | 16.16 hectares per person | 10.21 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1800s | 7.3 hectares per person | 16.15 hectares per person | 8.85 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1810s | 8.99 hectares per person | 16.14 hectares per person | 7.15 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1820s | 11.1 hectares per person | 16.12 hectares per person | 5.02 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1830s | 13.74 hectares per person | 16.11 hectares per person | 2.36 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1840s | 17.05 hectares per person | 16.09 hectares per person | 0.956 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1850s | 21.19 hectares per person | 16.08 hectares per person | 5.1 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1860s | 21.18 hectares per person | 16.07 hectares per person | 5.11 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1870s | 21.18 hectares per person | 16.05 hectares per person | 5.12 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1880s | 21.17 hectares per person | 16.04 hectares per person | 5.13 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1890s | 21.17 hectares per person | 16.03 hectares per person | 5.14 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1900s | 21.16 hectares per person | 16.01 hectares per person | 5.15 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1910s | 21.15 hectares per person | 16 hectares per person | 5.15 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1920s | 21.14 hectares per person | 15.99 hectares per person | 5.16 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1930s | 21.13 hectares per person | 15.97 hectares per person | 5.16 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1940s | 21.12 hectares per person | 15.96 hectares per person | 5.16 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1950s | 21.1 hectares per person | 15.94 hectares per person | 5.16 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 18.19 hectares per person | 14.45 hectares per person | 3.73 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 12 hectares per person | 10.89 hectares per person | 1.1 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 7.72 hectares per person | 6.45 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 7.36 hectares per person | 5.64 hectares per person | 1.72 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 5.92 hectares per person | 4.31 hectares per person | 1.61 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 4.51 hectares per person | 4.34 hectares per person | 0.1648 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 3.78 hectares per person | 3.77 hectares per person | 0.0077 hectares per person | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Saudi Arabia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 3.61 hectares per person against 3.6 hectares per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Saudi Arabia and Somalia?
- 0.01 hectares per person, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Somalia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Somalia rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 12th 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.