Lebanon vs South Africa: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Lebanon
0.2713
in 2023
South Africa
0.2729
in 2023
Lebanon rank
116th
South Africa rank
115th

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

  • Lebanon
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.2729 against 0.2713 in Lebanon, a difference of 0.0016.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Lebanon ranks 116th and South Africa ranks 115th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1.11 0.8838 0.2262 Lebanon
1970s 1.04 0.6293 0.407 Lebanon
1980s 0.6648 0.5371 0.1276 Lebanon
1990s 0.3258 0.5384 0.2126 South Africa
2000s 0.2798 0.4398 0.1599 South Africa
2010s 0.2643 0.346 0.0817 South Africa
2020s 0.2781 0.2816 0.0034 South Africa

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, Lebanon or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.2729 against 0.2713 in Lebanon as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Lebanon and South Africa?
0.0016, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and South Africa rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Lebanon ranks 116th and South Africa ranks 115th 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).