South Korea vs Spain: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
South Korea
0.3518
in 2023
Spain
0.3471
in 2017
South Korea rank
88th
Spain rank
90th
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time
- South Korea
- Spain
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.3518 against 0.3471 in Spain, a difference of 0.0047.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
South Korea ranks 88th and Spain ranks 90th of 163 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8786 | 0.9296 | 0.051 | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.5994 | 0.7375 | 0.1381 | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.4604 | 0.6025 | 0.1421 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.377 | 0.5223 | 0.1453 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.3231 | 0.3812 | 0.0581 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.3213 | 0.3526 | 0.0313 | Spain |
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 Spain?
- South Korea, at 0.3518 against 0.3471 in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between South Korea and Spain?
- 0.0047, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Spain?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
- How do South Korea and Spain rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- South Korea ranks 88th and Spain ranks 90th 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).