Statizoid

Kenya vs Uganda: Arable land

Kenya
6.63 million hectares
in 2023
Uganda
6.90 million hectares
in 2023
Kenya rank
39th
Uganda rank
36th

Arable land over time

  • Kenya
  • Uganda
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 6.90 million hectares against 6.63 million hectares in Kenya, a difference of 267,840 hectares.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.

Globally, Kenya ranks 39th and Uganda ranks 36th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.