Nepal vs Somalia: Cropland — Area per capita

Nepal
0.07 ha/cap
in 2024
Somalia
0.06 ha/cap
in 2024
Nepal rank
175th
Somalia rank
177th

Cropland — Area per capita over time

  • Nepal
  • Somalia
0.050.10.150.20.250.3196119922024

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0.07 ha/cap against 0.06 ha/cap in Somalia, a difference of 0.01 ha/cap.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Nepal ranks 175th and Somalia ranks 177th of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1633 ha/cap 0.2833 ha/cap 0.12 ha/cap Somalia
1970s 0.159 ha/cap 0.227 ha/cap 0.068 ha/cap Somalia
1980s 0.136 ha/cap 0.156 ha/cap 0.02 ha/cap Somalia
1990s 0.109 ha/cap 0.145 ha/cap 0.036 ha/cap Somalia
2000s 0.094 ha/cap 0.106 ha/cap 0.012 ha/cap Somalia
2010s 0.079 ha/cap 0.08 ha/cap 0.001 ha/cap Somalia
2020s 0.07 ha/cap 0.064 ha/cap 0.006 ha/cap Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Nepal or Somalia?
Nepal, at 0.07 ha/cap against 0.06 ha/cap in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Nepal and Somalia?
0.01 ha/cap, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Somalia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Nepal and Somalia rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
Nepal ranks 175th and Somalia ranks 177th of 232 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.