Belize vs Spain: Arable land use per person
Belize
0.2432 hectares per person
in 2023
Spain
0.2378 hectares per person
in 2023
Belize rank
41st
Spain rank
44th
Arable land use per person over time
- Belize
- Spain
How they compare
Belize currently reports 0.2432 hectares per person against 0.2378 hectares per person in Spain, a difference of 0.0054 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Belize ranks 41st and Spain ranks 44th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3563 hectares per person | 0.4991 hectares per person | 0.1427 hectares per person | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.3181 hectares per person | 0.4468 hectares per person | 0.1287 hectares per person | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.289 hectares per person | 0.4066 hectares per person | 0.1176 hectares per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.2932 hectares per person | 0.3675 hectares per person | 0.0744 hectares per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.2517 hectares per person | 0.2976 hectares per person | 0.0458 hectares per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.2353 hectares per person | 0.2627 hectares per person | 0.0274 hectares per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.2488 hectares per person | 0.2429 hectares per person | 0.0059 hectares per person | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Belize or Spain?
- Belize, at 0.2432 hectares per person against 0.2378 hectares per person in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Belize and Spain?
- 0.0054 hectares per person, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Spain rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Belize ranks 41st and Spain ranks 44th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.