How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Ireland?

57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.

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.

Austria vs Ireland: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Austria

0.8307

in 2017

Ireland

0.8275

in 2017

Austria rank

27th

Ireland rank

29th

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

Austria
Ireland

How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.8307 against 0.8275 in Ireland, a difference of 0.0032.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ireland ahead.

Austria ranks 27th and Ireland ranks 29th of 163 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.9849	1	0.0172	Ireland
1970s	0.9231	0.9298	0.0067	Ireland
1980s	0.8427	0.8841	0.0414	Ireland
1990s	0.8423	0.7683	0.0739	Austria
2000s	0.7612	0.9291	0.1679	Ireland
2010s	0.8111	0.8621	0.051	Ireland

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, Austria or Ireland?: Austria, at 0.8307 against 0.8275 in Ireland as of 2017.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Austria and Ireland?: 0.0032, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Ireland?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Austria and Ireland rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Austria ranks 27th and Ireland ranks 29th 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).