Iran vs United Arab Emirates: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Iran
0.1471
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.1609
in 2023
Iran rank
154th
United Arab Emirates rank
152nd
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time
- Iran
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.1609 against 0.1471 in Iran, a difference of 0.0138.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Iran ranks 154th and United Arab Emirates ranks 152nd of 163 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8569 | 0.7898 | 0.0671 | Iran |
| 1970s | 0.5797 | 0.4207 | 0.159 | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.3205 | 0.2331 | 0.0874 | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.2196 | 0.1246 | 0.0949 | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.1586 | 0.0965 | 0.0621 | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.1326 | 0.1552 | 0.0226 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.1485 | 0.1558 | 0.0073 | United Arab Emirates |
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, Iran or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.1609 against 0.1471 in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Iran and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0138, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United Arab Emirates?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iran and United Arab Emirates rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Iran ranks 154th and United Arab Emirates ranks 152nd 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
Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).