How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?

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.

Portugal vs Spain: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Portugal

0.3471

in 2017

Spain

0.3471

in 2017

Portugal rank

91st

Spain rank

90th

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

Portugal
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.3471 against 0.3471 in Portugal, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Portugal ranks 91st and Spain ranks 90th of 163 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.9368	0.9296	0.0071	Portugal
1970s	1.03	0.7375	0.2927	Portugal
1980s	1.11	0.6025	0.5059	Portugal
1990s	0.921	0.5223	0.3987	Portugal
2000s	0.6758	0.3812	0.2946	Portugal
2010s	0.4729	0.3526	0.1204	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, Portugal or Spain?: Spain, at 0.3471 against 0.3471 in Portugal as of 2017.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Portugal and Spain?: 0, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Portugal ranks 91st 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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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).