Iceland vs Poland: Arable land use per person
Iceland
0.3137 hectares per person
in 2023
Poland
0.3053 hectares per person
in 2023
Iceland rank
30th
Poland rank
31st
Arable land use per person over time
- Iceland
- Poland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.3137 hectares per person against 0.3053 hectares per person in Poland, a difference of 0.0084 hectares per person.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 30th and Poland ranks 31st of 206 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6263 hectares per person | 0.496 hectares per person | 0.1303 hectares per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.5835 hectares per person | 0.4375 hectares per person | 0.146 hectares per person | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.5591 hectares per person | 0.3928 hectares per person | 0.1663 hectares per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.5035 hectares per person | 0.369 hectares per person | 0.1344 hectares per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.4291 hectares per person | 0.3306 hectares per person | 0.0985 hectares per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.365 hectares per person | 0.2874 hectares per person | 0.0776 hectares per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.3214 hectares per person | 0.3013 hectares per person | 0.02 hectares per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Iceland or Poland?
- Iceland, at 0.3137 hectares per person against 0.3053 hectares per person in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Iceland and Poland?
- 0.0084 hectares per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Poland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Poland rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Iceland ranks 30th and Poland ranks 31st 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.