Somalia vs Uruguay: Agricultural land use per person
Somalia
3.61 hectares per person
in 2025
Uruguay
4.09 hectares per person
in 2025
Somalia rank
12th
Uruguay rank
11th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Somalia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 4.09 hectares per person against 3.61 hectares per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.48 hectares per person.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 11th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 38 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 16.81 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 16.81 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1100s | 16.69 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 16.69 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1200s | 16.57 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 16.57 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1300s | 16.45 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 16.45 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1400s | 16.33 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 16.33 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1500s | 16.54 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 16.54 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1600s | 16.41 hectares per person | 11.27 hectares per person | 5.14 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1700s | 16.28 hectares per person | 11.11 hectares per person | 5.17 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1710s | 16.27 hectares per person | 11.15 hectares per person | 5.12 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1720s | 16.25 hectares per person | 11.21 hectares per person | 5.05 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1730s | 16.24 hectares per person | 11.3 hectares per person | 4.94 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1740s | 16.23 hectares per person | 11.43 hectares per person | 4.8 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1750s | 16.22 hectares per person | 11.61 hectares per person | 4.61 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1760s | 16.2 hectares per person | 11.53 hectares per person | 4.68 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1770s | 16.19 hectares per person | 11.44 hectares per person | 4.75 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1780s | 16.18 hectares per person | 11.36 hectares per person | 4.82 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1790s | 16.16 hectares per person | 11.27 hectares per person | 4.89 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1800s | 16.15 hectares per person | 11.17 hectares per person | 4.97 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1810s | 16.14 hectares per person | 11.08 hectares per person | 5.06 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1820s | 16.12 hectares per person | 10.98 hectares per person | 5.14 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1830s | 16.11 hectares per person | 10.87 hectares per person | 5.23 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1840s | 16.09 hectares per person | 10.76 hectares per person | 5.33 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1850s | 16.08 hectares per person | 10.65 hectares per person | 5.43 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1860s | 16.07 hectares per person | 10.53 hectares per person | 5.54 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1870s | 16.05 hectares per person | 10.4 hectares per person | 5.65 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1880s | 16.04 hectares per person | 10.27 hectares per person | 5.77 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1890s | 16.03 hectares per person | 10.12 hectares per person | 5.9 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1900s | 16.01 hectares per person | 9.97 hectares per person | 6.04 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1910s | 16 hectares per person | 9.81 hectares per person | 6.19 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1920s | 15.99 hectares per person | 8.66 hectares per person | 7.32 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1930s | 15.97 hectares per person | 7.88 hectares per person | 8.09 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1940s | 15.96 hectares per person | 7.29 hectares per person | 8.67 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1950s | 15.94 hectares per person | 6.57 hectares per person | 9.37 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1960s | 14.45 hectares per person | 5.95 hectares per person | 8.5 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1970s | 10.89 hectares per person | 5.39 hectares per person | 5.51 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1980s | 6.45 hectares per person | 4.98 hectares per person | 1.47 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1990s | 5.64 hectares per person | 4.65 hectares per person | 0.9894 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 2000s | 4.31 hectares per person | 4.44 hectares per person | 0.1365 hectares per person | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 4.34 hectares per person | 4.22 hectares per person | 0.1243 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 3.77 hectares per person | 4.1 hectares per person | 0.3358 hectares per person | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Somalia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 4.09 hectares per person against 3.61 hectares per person in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Somalia and Uruguay?
- 0.48 hectares per person, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uruguay?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Uruguay rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Somalia ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 11th 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.