How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Seychelles?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Iraq vs Seychelles: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Iraq

0.4155

in 2023

Seychelles

0.4301

in 2023

Iraq rank

81st

Seychelles rank

79th

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

Iraq
Seychelles

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 0.4301 against 0.4155 in Iraq, a difference of 0.0146.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Seychelles ahead.

Iraq ranks 81st and Seychelles ranks 79th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Seychelles	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8559	0.8539	0.002	Iraq
1970s	0.6753	1.2	0.526	Seychelles
1980s	0.5256	1.74	1.22	Seychelles
1990s	0.3871	2.44	2.06	Seychelles
2000s	0.3355	2.82	2.49	Seychelles
2010s	0.4044	0.7142	0.3098	Seychelles
2020s	0.3461	0.4428	0.0967	Seychelles

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, Iraq or Seychelles?: Seychelles, at 0.4301 against 0.4155 in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Iraq and Seychelles?: 0.0146, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Seychelles?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Seychelles rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Iraq ranks 81st and Seychelles ranks 79th 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).