United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland vs Zimbabwe: Agricultural land — Area

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
16,744 1000 ha
in 2024
Zimbabwe
18,591 1000 ha
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
53rd
Zimbabwe rank
50th

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Zimbabwe
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 18,591 1000 ha against 16,744 1000 ha in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 1,847 1000 ha.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 50th of 220 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 19,614 1000 ha 15,679 1000 ha 3,935 1000 ha United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 18,635 1000 ha 16,259 1000 ha 2,377 1000 ha United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 18,263 1000 ha 17,024 1000 ha 1,239 1000 ha United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 17,655 1000 ha 17,706 1000 ha 50.46 1000 ha Zimbabwe
2000s 17,235 1000 ha 18,451 1000 ha 1,216 1000 ha Zimbabwe
2010s 17,288 1000 ha 18,617 1000 ha 1,329 1000 ha Zimbabwe
2020s 17,129 1000 ha 18,594 1000 ha 1,466 1000 ha Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 18,591 1000 ha against 16,744 1000 ha in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Zimbabwe?
1,847 1000 ha, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Zimbabwe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Zimbabwe rank globally for agricultural land — area?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 50th 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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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
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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.