Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha vs European Union (27): Cropland — Area per capita

Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
0.76 ha/cap
in 2024
European Union (27)
0.24 ha/cap
in 2024
Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha rank
11th
European Union (27) rank
12th

Cropland — Area per capita over time

  • Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
  • European Union (27)
0.20.40.60.8196119922024

How they compare

Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha currently reports 0.76 ha/cap against 0.24 ha/cap in European Union (27), a difference of 0.52 ha/cap.

That makes Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha's figure about 3.2 times European Union (27)'s.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was European Union (27) ahead.

Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha ranks 11th and European Union (27) ranks 12th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha averaged higher in 5 and European Union (27) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha European Union (27) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3644 ha/cap 0.3667 ha/cap 0.0022 ha/cap European Union (27)
1970s 0.33 ha/cap 0.326 ha/cap 0.004 ha/cap Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
1980s 0.303 ha/cap 0.308 ha/cap 0.005 ha/cap European Union (27)
1990s 0.491 ha/cap 0.295 ha/cap 0.196 ha/cap Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
2000s 0.715 ha/cap 0.269 ha/cap 0.446 ha/cap Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
2010s 0.736 ha/cap 0.252 ha/cap 0.484 ha/cap Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
2020s 0.75 ha/cap 0.24 ha/cap 0.51 ha/cap Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha or European Union (27)?
Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha, at 0.76 ha/cap against 0.24 ha/cap in European Union (27) as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha and European Union (27)?
0.52 ha/cap, with Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha and European Union (27)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha and European Union (27) rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha ranks 11th and European Union (27) ranks 12th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland — Area per capita
Unit
ha/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 15,610 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.