How many years of comparable data are there for France and Qatar?

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.

France vs Qatar: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

France

0.6004

in 2017

Qatar

0.6114

in 2023

France rank

50th

Qatar rank

48th

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

France
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.6114 against 0.6004 in France, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Qatar ahead.

France ranks 50th and Qatar ranks 48th of 163 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8211	0.5325	0.2885	France
1970s	0.6958	25.19	24.49	Qatar
1980s	0.6332	1.25	0.6203	Qatar
1990s	0.6222	0.9897	0.3675	Qatar
2000s	0.6208	0.9571	0.3362	Qatar
2010s	0.6203	0.9356	0.3152	Qatar

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, France or Qatar?: Qatar, at 0.6114 against 0.6004 in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between France and Qatar?: 0.011, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Qatar?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do France and Qatar rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: France ranks 50th and Qatar ranks 48th 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).