How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Uruguay?

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.

Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Saudi Arabia

0.2389

in 2023

Uruguay

0.2207

in 2023

Saudi Arabia rank

124th

Uruguay rank

125th

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

Saudi Arabia
Uruguay

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.2389 against 0.2207 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0182.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 124th and Uruguay ranks 125th of 163 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.9306	0.8623	0.0682	Saudi Arabia
1970s	0.7332	0.5483	0.1849	Saudi Arabia
1980s	0.5339	0.3924	0.1414	Saudi Arabia
1990s	0.4417	0.2847	0.1569	Saudi Arabia
2000s	0.4041	0.2336	0.1705	Saudi Arabia
2010s	0.4264	0.1936	0.2327	Saudi Arabia
2020s	0.2686	0.1857	0.0829	Saudi Arabia

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, Saudi Arabia or Uruguay?: Saudi Arabia, at 0.2389 against 0.2207 in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Saudi Arabia and Uruguay?: 0.0182, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Uruguay?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and Uruguay rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Saudi Arabia ranks 124th and Uruguay ranks 125th 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).