Northern America vs Singapore: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time
- Northern America
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 84.85 % against 39.62 % in Northern America, a difference of 45.23 %.
That makes Singapore's figure about 2.1 times Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Northern America ahead.
Northern America ranks 11th and Singapore ranks 12th of 31 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Northern America averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.2 % | 28.21 % | 14.99 % | Northern America |
| 1970s | 45.76 % | 25.51 % | 20.25 % | Northern America |
| 1980s | 46.55 % | 42.69 % | 3.86 % | Northern America |
| 1990s | 46.11 % | 80 % | 33.89 % | Singapore |
| 2000s | 43.62 % | 84.49 % | 40.88 % | Singapore |
| 2010s | 40.3 % | 85.33 % | 45.03 % | Singapore |
| 2020s | 39.73 % | 84.85 % | 45.12 % | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Northern America or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 84.85 % against 39.62 % in Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Northern America and Singapore?
- 45.23 %, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Singapore?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Northern America and Singapore rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Northern America ranks 11th and Singapore ranks 12th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.