Ecuador vs Somalia: Arable land use per person

Ecuador
0.0572 hectares per person
in 2023
Somalia
0.0599 hectares per person
in 2023
Ecuador rank
146th
Somalia rank
144th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Ecuador
  • Somalia
0.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0599 hectares per person against 0.0572 hectares per person in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0027 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 146th and Somalia ranks 144th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3236 hectares per person 0.2783 hectares per person 0.0453 hectares per person Ecuador
1970s 0.2428 hectares per person 0.2245 hectares per person 0.0183 hectares per person Ecuador
1980s 0.1731 hectares per person 0.1536 hectares per person 0.0195 hectares per person Ecuador
1990s 0.1405 hectares per person 0.1415 hectares per person 0.001 hectares per person Somalia
2000s 0.0968 hectares per person 0.1036 hectares per person 0.0068 hectares per person Somalia
2010s 0.0664 hectares per person 0.0789 hectares per person 0.0125 hectares per person Somalia
2020s 0.0572 hectares per person 0.0629 hectares per person 0.0056 hectares per person Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Ecuador or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.0599 hectares per person against 0.0572 hectares per person in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Ecuador and Somalia?
0.0027 hectares per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Somalia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Somalia rank globally for arable land use per person?
Ecuador ranks 146th and Somalia ranks 144th 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

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.