Greece vs Mozambique: Arable land use per person

Greece
0.1788 hectares per person
in 2023
Mozambique
0.168 hectares per person
in 2023
Greece rank
72nd
Mozambique rank
74th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Greece
  • Mozambique
00.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.1788 hectares per person against 0.168 hectares per person in Mozambique, a difference of 0.0108 hectares per person.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mozambique ahead.

Greece ranks 72nd and Mozambique ranks 74th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Mozambique in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Mozambique Difference Ahead
1960s 0.347 hectares per person 0.338 hectares per person 0.009 hectares per person Greece
1970s 0.3238 hectares per person 0.3019 hectares per person 0.0219 hectares per person Greece
1980s 0.2929 hectares per person 0.2544 hectares per person 0.0386 hectares per person Greece
1990s 0.2689 hectares per person 0.2412 hectares per person 0.0277 hectares per person Greece
2000s 0.2408 hectares per person 0.2349 hectares per person 0.006 hectares per person Greece
2010s 0.212 hectares per person 0.2165 hectares per person 0.0045 hectares per person Mozambique
2020s 0.1743 hectares per person 0.1757 hectares per person 0.0014 hectares per person Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Greece or Mozambique?
Greece, at 0.1788 hectares per person against 0.168 hectares per person in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Greece and Mozambique?
0.0108 hectares per person, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Mozambique?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Greece and Mozambique rank globally for arable land use per person?
Greece ranks 72nd and Mozambique ranks 74th 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.