Nepal vs Somalia: Arable land use per person
Nepal
0.0607 hectares per person
in 2023
Somalia
0.0599 hectares per person
in 2023
Nepal rank
142nd
Somalia rank
144th
Arable land use per person over time
- Nepal
- Somalia
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.0607 hectares per person against 0.0599 hectares per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.0008 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Nepal ranks 142nd and Somalia ranks 144th of 206 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1621 hectares per person | 0.2783 hectares per person | 0.1161 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.156 hectares per person | 0.2245 hectares per person | 0.0686 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.1335 hectares per person | 0.1536 hectares per person | 0.02 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.1071 hectares per person | 0.1415 hectares per person | 0.0345 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.088 hectares per person | 0.1036 hectares per person | 0.0156 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0737 hectares per person | 0.0789 hectares per person | 0.0052 hectares per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0621 hectares per person | 0.0629 hectares per person | 0.0008 hectares per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Nepal or Somalia?
- Nepal, at 0.0607 hectares per person against 0.0599 hectares per person in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Nepal and Somalia?
- 0.0008 hectares per person, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Somalia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and Somalia rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Nepal ranks 142nd and Somalia ranks 144th 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.