Iceland vs Mongolia: Arable land use per person
Iceland
0.3137 hectares per person
in 2023
Mongolia
0.3284 hectares per person
in 2023
Iceland rank
30th
Mongolia rank
28th
Arable land use per person over time
- Iceland
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 0.3284 hectares per person against 0.3137 hectares per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.0147 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 30th and Mongolia ranks 28th of 206 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6263 hectares per person | 0.6889 hectares per person | 0.0626 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 0.5835 hectares per person | 0.6125 hectares per person | 0.029 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 0.5591 hectares per person | 0.685 hectares per person | 0.1259 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 0.5035 hectares per person | 0.594 hectares per person | 0.0906 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 0.4291 hectares per person | 0.468 hectares per person | 0.0389 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 0.365 hectares per person | 0.4307 hectares per person | 0.0658 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 0.3214 hectares per person | 0.3319 hectares per person | 0.0105 hectares per person | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Iceland or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 0.3284 hectares per person against 0.3137 hectares per person in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Iceland and Mongolia?
- 0.0147 hectares per person, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Mongolia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Mongolia rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Iceland ranks 30th and Mongolia ranks 28th 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.