How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Uganda?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Uganda: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Iceland

0.6013

in 2023

Uganda

0.5895

in 2023

Iceland rank

49th

Uganda rank

52nd

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

Iceland
Uganda

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.6013 against 0.5895 in Uganda, a difference of 0.0118.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.

Iceland ranks 49th and Uganda ranks 52nd of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.68	0.9796	0.7005	Iceland
1970s	1.57	0.6587	0.9134	Iceland
1980s	1.13	0.8899	0.2368	Iceland
1990s	1.06	0.7395	0.3216	Iceland
2000s	0.7903	0.7318	0.0585	Iceland
2010s	0.6915	0.9211	0.2296	Uganda
2020s	0.6068	0.6081	0.0012	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, Iceland or Uganda?: Iceland, at 0.6013 against 0.5895 in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Iceland and Uganda?: 0.0118, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Uganda?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Uganda rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Iceland ranks 49th and Uganda ranks 52nd of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).