Iran vs Vietnam: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Iran
0.1471
in 2023
Vietnam
0.1592
in 2023
Iran rank
154th
Vietnam rank
153rd

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

  • Iran
  • Vietnam
0.20.40.60.81196119922023

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.1592 against 0.1471 in Iran, a difference of 0.0121.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

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

Iran ranks 154th and Vietnam ranks 153rd of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8569 0.9746 0.1177 Vietnam
1970s 0.5797 0.8495 0.2697 Vietnam
1980s 0.3205 0.5645 0.244 Vietnam
1990s 0.2196 0.3464 0.1268 Vietnam
2000s 0.1586 0.2405 0.0818 Vietnam
2010s 0.1326 0.1806 0.048 Vietnam
2020s 0.1485 0.1628 0.0142 Vietnam

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 Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.1592 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 Vietnam?
0.0121, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Vietnam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iran and Vietnam rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Iran ranks 154th and Vietnam ranks 153rd 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
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).