Iceland vs Togo: Arable land use per person

Iceland
0.3137 hectares per person
in 2023
Togo
0.3222 hectares per person
in 2023
Iceland rank
30th
Togo rank
29th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Iceland
  • Togo
0.40.60.81196119922023

How they compare

Togo currently reports 0.3222 hectares per person against 0.3137 hectares per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.0085 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Togo ahead.

Iceland ranks 30th and Togo ranks 29th of 206 countries.

Togo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Togo Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6263 hectares per person 0.9779 hectares per person 0.3516 hectares per person Togo
1970s 0.5835 hectares per person 0.753 hectares per person 0.1694 hectares per person Togo
1980s 0.5591 hectares per person 0.6302 hectares per person 0.0711 hectares per person Togo
1990s 0.5035 hectares per person 0.5247 hectares per person 0.0213 hectares per person Togo
2000s 0.4291 hectares per person 0.4393 hectares per person 0.0102 hectares per person Togo
2010s 0.365 hectares per person 0.3745 hectares per person 0.0095 hectares per person Togo
2020s 0.3214 hectares per person 0.3312 hectares per person 0.0098 hectares per person Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Iceland or Togo?
Togo, at 0.3222 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 Togo?
0.0085 hectares per person, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Togo?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Togo rank globally for arable land use per person?
Iceland ranks 30th and Togo ranks 29th 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.