South Korea vs Portugal: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
South Korea
0.3518
in 2023
Portugal
0.3471
in 2017
South Korea rank
88th
Portugal rank
91st
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time
- South Korea
- Portugal
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.3518 against 0.3471 in Portugal, a difference of 0.0047.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
South Korea ranks 88th and Portugal ranks 91st of 163 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8786 | 0.9368 | 0.0582 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.5994 | 1.03 | 0.4308 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.4604 | 1.11 | 0.648 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.377 | 0.921 | 0.544 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.3231 | 0.6758 | 0.3527 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.3213 | 0.4729 | 0.1516 | Portugal |
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, South Korea or Portugal?
- South Korea, at 0.3518 against 0.3471 in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between South Korea and Portugal?
- 0.0047, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Portugal?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
- How do South Korea and Portugal rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- South Korea ranks 88th and Portugal ranks 91st 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).