How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Iraq?

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.

Denmark vs Iraq: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Denmark

0.4247

in 2017

Iraq

0.4155

in 2023

Denmark rank

80th

Iraq rank

81st

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

Denmark
Iraq

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.4247 against 0.4155 in Iraq, a difference of 0.0092.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.

Denmark ranks 80th and Iraq ranks 81st of 163 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.9306	0.8559	0.0747	Denmark
1970s	0.8419	0.6753	0.1666	Denmark
1980s	0.637	0.5256	0.1114	Denmark
1990s	0.5075	0.3871	0.1204	Denmark
2000s	0.4967	0.3355	0.1612	Denmark
2010s	0.4802	0.3933	0.0869	Denmark

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, Denmark or Iraq?: Denmark, at 0.4247 against 0.4155 in Iraq as of 2017.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Denmark and Iraq?: 0.0092, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Iraq?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Denmark and Iraq rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Denmark ranks 80th and Iraq ranks 81st 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).