Somalia vs United Arab Emirates: Breakdown of habitable land area
Somalia
8,590 hectares
in 2019
United Arab Emirates
5,970 hectares
in 2019
Somalia rank
149th
United Arab Emirates rank
152nd
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Somalia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 8,590 hectares against 5,970 hectares in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 2,620 hectares.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Somalia ranks 149th and United Arab Emirates ranks 152nd of 235 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Somalia or United Arab Emirates?
- Somalia, at 8,590 hectares against 5,970 hectares in United Arab Emirates as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Somalia and United Arab Emirates?
- 2,620 hectares, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and United Arab Emirates?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Somalia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Somalia ranks 149th and United Arab Emirates ranks 152nd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.