Belgium-Luxembourg vs Iceland: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Belgium-Luxembourg
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1,638 1000 ha against 1,521 1000 ha in Belgium-Luxembourg, a difference of 117 1000 ha.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium-Luxembourg's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 126th and Iceland ranks 123rd of 220 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium-Luxembourg | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,772 1000 ha | 2,120 1000 ha | 348.22 1000 ha | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1,764 1000 ha | 1,956 1000 ha | 192.1 1000 ha | Iceland |
| 1980s | 1,500 1000 ha | 1,900 1000 ha | 399.7 1000 ha | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1,486 1000 ha | 1,897 1000 ha | 411.7 1000 ha | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Belgium-Luxembourg or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 1,638 1000 ha against 1,521 1000 ha in Belgium-Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Belgium-Luxembourg and Iceland?
- 117 1000 ha, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium-Luxembourg and Iceland?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1999.
- How do Belgium-Luxembourg and Iceland rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 126th and Iceland ranks 123rd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.