Hong Kong vs Netherlands: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Hong Kong
0.4524
in 2023
Netherlands
0.4718
in 2017
Hong Kong rank
76th
Netherlands rank
73rd

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

  • Hong Kong
  • Netherlands
0.40.60.811.21.4196119922023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.4718 against 0.4524 in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.0194.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 76th and Netherlands ranks 73rd of 163 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 1.02 0.8646 0.1533 Hong Kong
1970s 0.6275 0.6325 0.005 Netherlands
1980s 0.5242 0.5769 0.0527 Netherlands
1990s 0.7107 0.5162 0.1945 Hong Kong
2000s 1.06 0.5607 0.5025 Hong Kong
2010s 0.7197 0.5012 0.2185 Hong Kong

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, Hong Kong or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 0.4718 against 0.4524 in Hong Kong as of 2017.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Hong Kong and Netherlands?
0.0194, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Netherlands?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Hong Kong and Netherlands rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Hong Kong ranks 76th and Netherlands ranks 73rd 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).