Northern Europe vs Somalia: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Northern Europe
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 44,130 1000 ha against 37,646 1000 ha in Northern Europe, a difference of 6,484 1000 ha.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Northern Europe's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Northern Europe ranks 31st and Somalia ranks 28th of 32 groups.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Europe | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37,383 1000 ha | 43,925 1000 ha | 6,542 1000 ha | Somalia |
| 1970s | 35,789 1000 ha | 43,972 1000 ha | 8,183 1000 ha | Somalia |
| 1980s | 34,951 1000 ha | 44,022 1000 ha | 9,071 1000 ha | Somalia |
| 1990s | 38,703 1000 ha | 44,054 1000 ha | 5,351 1000 ha | Somalia |
| 2000s | 38,112 1000 ha | 44,097 1000 ha | 5,985 1000 ha | Somalia |
| 2010s | 38,510 1000 ha | 44,106 1000 ha | 5,596 1000 ha | Somalia |
| 2020s | 38,146 1000 ha | 44,129 1000 ha | 5,983 1000 ha | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Northern Europe or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 44,130 1000 ha against 37,646 1000 ha in Northern Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Northern Europe and Somalia?
- 6,484 1000 ha, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Europe and Somalia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Northern Europe and Somalia rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Northern Europe ranks 31st and Somalia ranks 28th of 32 groups.
- 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.