Mozambique vs Somalia: Agricultural land — Area

Mozambique
44,125 1000 ha
in 2024
Somalia
44,130 1000 ha
in 2024
Mozambique rank
26th
Somalia rank
25th

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Mozambique
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 44,130 1000 ha against 44,125 1000 ha in Mozambique, a difference of 5 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Mozambique ranks 26th and Somalia ranks 25th of 237 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 34,582 1000 ha 43,925 1000 ha 9,343 1000 ha Somalia
1970s 35,007 1000 ha 43,972 1000 ha 8,965 1000 ha Somalia
1980s 35,928 1000 ha 44,022 1000 ha 8,094 1000 ha Somalia
1990s 37,606 1000 ha 44,054 1000 ha 6,448 1000 ha Somalia
2000s 39,874 1000 ha 44,097 1000 ha 4,223 1000 ha Somalia
2010s 42,302 1000 ha 44,106 1000 ha 1,805 1000 ha Somalia
2020s 43,986 1000 ha 44,129 1000 ha 142.56 1000 ha Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Mozambique or Somalia?
Somalia, at 44,130 1000 ha against 44,125 1000 ha in Mozambique as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Mozambique and Somalia?
5 1000 ha, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Somalia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Mozambique and Somalia rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Mozambique ranks 26th and Somalia ranks 25th of 237 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

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.