North Korea vs Madagascar: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

North Korea
0.4962
in 2023
Madagascar
0.4929
in 2023
North Korea rank
69th
Madagascar rank
70th

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

  • North Korea
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.4962 against 0.4929 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0033.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.

North Korea ranks 69th and Madagascar ranks 70th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9033 0.8979 0.0054 North Korea
1970s 0.6607 0.7956 0.1349 Madagascar
1980s 0.5201 0.8178 0.2976 Madagascar
1990s 0.4893 0.7867 0.2974 Madagascar
2000s 0.4796 0.6854 0.2058 Madagascar
2010s 0.474 0.561 0.087 Madagascar
2020s 0.4943 0.5182 0.024 Madagascar

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, North Korea or Madagascar?
North Korea, at 0.4962 against 0.4929 in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between North Korea and Madagascar?
0.0033, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Madagascar?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Madagascar rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
North Korea ranks 69th and Madagascar ranks 70th 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).