Uganda vs Western Asia: Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time
- Uganda
- Western Asia
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 80.28 % against 57.24 % in Western Asia, a difference of 23.04 %.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.4 times Western Asia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Uganda ranks 7th and Western Asia ranks 4th of 220 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.26 % | 37.85 % | 10.41 % | Uganda |
| 1970s | 51.68 % | 38.18 % | 13.49 % | Uganda |
| 1980s | 57.05 % | 40.69 % | 16.36 % | Uganda |
| 1990s | 60.66 % | 50.71 % | 9.95 % | Uganda |
| 2000s | 69.47 % | 57.17 % | 12.31 % | Uganda |
| 2010s | 78.01 % | 56.77 % | 21.24 % | Uganda |
| 2020s | 80.38 % | 56.9 % | 23.48 % | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Uganda or Western Asia?
- Uganda, at 80.28 % against 57.24 % in Western Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Uganda and Western Asia?
- 23.04 %, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Western Asia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Uganda and Western Asia rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Uganda ranks 7th and Western Asia ranks 4th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in 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.