How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Madagascar?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

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

Liberia

0.4759

in 2023

Madagascar

0.4929

in 2023

Liberia rank

72nd

Madagascar rank

70th

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

Liberia
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.4929 against 0.4759 in Liberia, a difference of 0.017.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.

Liberia ranks 72nd and Madagascar ranks 70th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8705	0.8979	0.0274	Madagascar
1970s	0.606	0.7956	0.1896	Madagascar
1980s	0.5347	0.8178	0.2831	Madagascar
1990s	0.7933	0.7867	0.0066	Liberia
2000s	0.5432	0.6854	0.1422	Madagascar
2010s	0.6065	0.561	0.0455	Liberia
2020s	0.5204	0.5182	0.0022	Liberia

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, Liberia or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 0.4929 against 0.4759 in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Liberia and Madagascar?: 0.017, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Madagascar?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Liberia and Madagascar rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Liberia ranks 72nd 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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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: 18 September 2026

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