Eritrea vs Gambia: Arable land — Area

Eritrea
690 1000 ha
in 2024
Gambia
588 1000 ha
in 2024
Eritrea rank
127th
Gambia rank
130th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Eritrea
  • Gambia
200400600196119922024

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 690 1000 ha against 588 1000 ha in Gambia, a difference of 102 1000 ha.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 127th and Gambia ranks 130th of 231 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Gambia Difference Ahead
1990s 447 1000 ha 194.88 1000 ha 252.12 1000 ha Eritrea
2000s 619.9 1000 ha 294.78 1000 ha 325.12 1000 ha Eritrea
2010s 690 1000 ha 472.98 1000 ha 217.02 1000 ha Eritrea
2020s 690 1000 ha 575.04 1000 ha 114.96 1000 ha Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Eritrea or Gambia?
Eritrea, at 690 1000 ha against 588 1000 ha in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Eritrea and Gambia?
102 1000 ha, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Gambia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Gambia rank globally for arable land — area?
Eritrea ranks 127th and Gambia ranks 130th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable 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
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 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.