Cote d'Ivoire vs Nicaragua: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Cote d'Ivoire
0.308
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.314
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire rank
101st
Nicaragua rank
98th

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

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Nicaragua
0.20.40.60.81196119922023

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.314 against 0.308 in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.006.

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

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 101st and Nicaragua ranks 98th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 0.816 0.6738 0.1422 Cote d'Ivoire
1970s 0.561 0.4881 0.0729 Cote d'Ivoire
1980s 0.4833 0.6168 0.1335 Nicaragua
1990s 0.4405 0.732 0.2915 Nicaragua
2000s 0.3517 0.6312 0.2795 Nicaragua
2010s 0.3235 0.3728 0.0493 Nicaragua
2020s 0.2973 0.2993 0.002 Nicaragua

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, Cote d'Ivoire or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.314 against 0.308 in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Cote d'Ivoire and Nicaragua?
0.006, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Nicaragua?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Nicaragua rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 101st and Nicaragua ranks 98th 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).