Dominican Republic vs Nicaragua: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Dominican Republic
0.3111
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.314
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
99th
Nicaragua rank
98th

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

  • Dominican Republic
  • Nicaragua
0.20.40.60.811.2196119922023

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.314 against 0.3111 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0029.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 99th and Nicaragua ranks 98th of 163 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 1.06 0.6738 0.387 Dominican Republic
1970s 0.9752 0.4881 0.4871 Dominican Republic
1980s 1.02 0.6168 0.4009 Dominican Republic
1990s 1.11 0.732 0.3778 Dominican Republic
2000s 0.7699 0.6312 0.1387 Dominican Republic
2010s 0.4808 0.3728 0.108 Dominican Republic
2020s 0.3753 0.2993 0.076 Dominican Republic

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, Dominican Republic or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.314 against 0.3111 in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?
0.0029, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Nicaragua rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Dominican Republic ranks 99th 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).