Somalia vs United Arab Emirates: Cropland — Share in Land area

Somalia
1.8 %
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
1.37 %
in 2024
Somalia rank
195th
United Arab Emirates rank
197th

Cropland — Share in Land area over time

  • Somalia
  • United Arab Emirates
01234196119922024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 1.8 % against 1.37 % in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.43 %.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 195th and United Arab Emirates ranks 197th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 6 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 1.47 % 0.1256 % 1.35 % Somalia
1970s 1.55 % 0.209 % 1.34 % Somalia
1980s 1.63 % 0.465 % 1.16 % Somalia
1990s 1.68 % 1.29 % 0.383 % Somalia
2000s 1.75 % 3.32 % 1.57 % United Arab Emirates
2010s 1.76 % 1.19 % 0.577 % Somalia
2020s 1.8 % 1.32 % 0.484 % Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — share in land area, Somalia or United Arab Emirates?
Somalia, at 1.8 % against 1.37 % in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — share in land area between Somalia and United Arab Emirates?
0.43 %, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and United Arab Emirates?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Somalia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for cropland — share in land area?
Somalia ranks 195th and United Arab Emirates ranks 197th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 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.