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
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
Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).