Namibia vs Poland: Arable land use per person
Namibia
0.27 hectares per person
in 2023
Poland
0.3053 hectares per person
in 2023
Namibia rank
34th
Poland rank
31st
Arable land use per person over time
- Namibia
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.3053 hectares per person against 0.27 hectares per person in Namibia, a difference of 0.0353 hectares per person.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 34th and Poland ranks 31st of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 6 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9742 hectares per person | 0.496 hectares per person | 0.4782 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1970s | 0.7589 hectares per person | 0.4375 hectares per person | 0.3213 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1980s | 0.6039 hectares per person | 0.3928 hectares per person | 0.2111 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 1990s | 0.4761 hectares per person | 0.369 hectares per person | 0.107 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.4159 hectares per person | 0.3306 hectares per person | 0.0853 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.3414 hectares per person | 0.2874 hectares per person | 0.054 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.2812 hectares per person | 0.3013 hectares per person | 0.0202 hectares per person | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Namibia or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.3053 hectares per person against 0.27 hectares per person in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Namibia and Poland?
- 0.0353 hectares per person, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Poland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Poland rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Namibia ranks 34th 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.