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

57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.

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 Netherlands: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Liberia

0.4759

in 2023

Netherlands

0.4718

in 2017

Liberia rank

72nd

Netherlands rank

73rd

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

Liberia
Netherlands

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.4759 against 0.4718 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0041.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.

Liberia ranks 72nd and Netherlands ranks 73rd of 163 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8705	0.8646	0.0059	Liberia
1970s	0.606	0.6325	0.0265	Netherlands
1980s	0.5347	0.5769	0.0422	Netherlands
1990s	0.7933	0.5162	0.2771	Liberia
2000s	0.5432	0.5607	0.0175	Netherlands
2010s	0.6143	0.5012	0.1131	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 Netherlands?: Liberia, at 0.4759 against 0.4718 in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Liberia and Netherlands?: 0.0041, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Netherlands?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Liberia and Netherlands rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Liberia ranks 72nd and Netherlands ranks 73rd 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).