Somalia vs Yemen: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Somalia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 1,141 1000 ha against 1,100 1000 ha in Somalia, a difference of 41 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Yemen ahead.
Somalia ranks 111th and Yemen ranks 108th of 231 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 908.14 1000 ha | 1,300 1000 ha | 391.42 1000 ha | Yemen |
| 1970s | 953.4 1000 ha | 1,354 1000 ha | 400.8 1000 ha | Yemen |
| 1980s | 1,001 1000 ha | 1,371 1000 ha | 370.66 1000 ha | Yemen |
| 1990s | 1,030 1000 ha | 1,568 1000 ha | 537.62 1000 ha | Yemen |
| 2000s | 1,073 1000 ha | 1,369 1000 ha | 295.91 1000 ha | Yemen |
| 2010s | 1,081 1000 ha | 1,173 1000 ha | 92.6 1000 ha | Yemen |
| 2020s | 1,100 1000 ha | 1,143 1000 ha | 43.1 1000 ha | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Somalia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 1,141 1000 ha against 1,100 1000 ha in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Somalia and Yemen?
- 41 1000 ha, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for arable land — area?
- Somalia ranks 111th and Yemen ranks 108th 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
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.