Albania vs South Africa: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Albania
0.2684
in 2023
South Africa
0.2729
in 2023
Albania rank
117th
South Africa rank
115th

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

  • Albania
  • South Africa
0.20.40.60.81196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.2729 against 0.2684 in Albania, a difference of 0.0045.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Albania ranks 117th and South Africa ranks 115th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8667 0.8838 0.0171 South Africa
1970s 0.6903 0.6293 0.061 Albania
1980s 0.5772 0.5371 0.0401 Albania
1990s 0.6113 0.52 0.0913 Albania
2000s 0.517 0.4398 0.0772 Albania
2010s 0.3343 0.346 0.0117 South Africa
2020s 0.2693 0.2816 0.0122 South Africa

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, Albania or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.2729 against 0.2684 in Albania as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Albania and South Africa?
0.0045, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and South Africa?
61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Albania and South Africa rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Albania ranks 117th and South Africa ranks 115th 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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About this data

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

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