What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Cyprus and Iceland?

5,892 hectares, with Cyprus ahead.

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

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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cyprus vs Iceland: FAO projections of arable land

Cyprus

126,892 hectares

in 2023

Iceland

121,000 hectares

in 2023

Cyprus rank

151st

Iceland rank

154th

FAO projections of arable land over time

Cyprus
Iceland

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 126,892 hectares against 121,000 hectares in Iceland, a difference of 5,892 hectares.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 151st and Iceland ranks 154th of 224 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 6 and Iceland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	396,889 hectares	120,000 hectares	276,889 hectares	Cyprus
1970s	270,790 hectares	125,800 hectares	144,990 hectares	Cyprus
1980s	166,060 hectares	134,200 hectares	31,860 hectares	Cyprus
1990s	147,390 hectares	133,900 hectares	13,490 hectares	Cyprus
2000s	143,120 hectares	127,700 hectares	15,420 hectares	Cyprus
2010s	116,209 hectares	121,380 hectares	5,171 hectares	Iceland
2020s	123,121 hectares	121,000 hectares	2,121 hectares	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fao projections of arable land, Cyprus or Iceland?: Cyprus, at 126,892 hectares against 121,000 hectares in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Cyprus and Iceland?: 5,892 hectares, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Iceland?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cyprus and Iceland rank globally for fao projections of arable land?: Cyprus ranks 151st and Iceland ranks 154th of 224 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 FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: FAO projections of arable land
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.