Seychelles vs Singapore: Arable land use per person

Seychelles
0.0013 hectares per person
in 2023
Singapore
0.0001 hectares per person
in 2023
Seychelles rank
204th
Singapore rank
206th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Seychelles
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 0.0013 hectares per person against 0.0001 hectares per person in Singapore, a difference of 0.0012 hectares per person.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 13.2 times Singapore's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.

Seychelles ranks 204th and Singapore ranks 206th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Seychelles Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0211 hectares per person 0.002 hectares per person 0.0192 hectares per person Seychelles
1970s 0.0171 hectares per person 0.0011 hectares per person 0.016 hectares per person Seychelles
1980s 0.0152 hectares per person 0.0007 hectares per person 0.0145 hectares per person Seychelles
1990s 0.0134 hectares per person 0.0003 hectares per person 0.0132 hectares per person Seychelles
2000s 0.0119 hectares per person 0.0002 hectares per person 0.0118 hectares per person Seychelles
2010s 0.0024 hectares per person 0.0001 hectares per person 0.0023 hectares per person Seychelles
2020s 0.0014 hectares per person 0.0001 hectares per person 0.0013 hectares per person Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Seychelles or Singapore?
Seychelles, at 0.0013 hectares per person against 0.0001 hectares per person in Singapore as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Seychelles and Singapore?
0.0012 hectares per person, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Singapore?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Seychelles and Singapore rank globally for arable land use per person?
Seychelles ranks 204th and Singapore ranks 206th 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.