Afghanistan vs Iraq: FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
12.44 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
12.65 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
111th
Iraq rank
109th

FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Iraq
051015196119922023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 12.65 hectares per square kilometre against 12.44 hectares per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.21 hectares per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 111th and Iraq ranks 109th of 208 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 12.12 hectares per square kilometre 11.16 hectares per square kilometre 0.9564 hectares per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 12.33 hectares per square kilometre 11.95 hectares per square kilometre 0.3784 hectares per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 12.34 hectares per square kilometre 12.43 hectares per square kilometre 0.0925 hectares per square kilometre Iraq
1990s 12.08 hectares per square kilometre 11.78 hectares per square kilometre 0.3043 hectares per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 12.08 hectares per square kilometre 10.5 hectares per square kilometre 1.57 hectares per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 12.16 hectares per square kilometre 11.58 hectares per square kilometre 0.5759 hectares per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 12.37 hectares per square kilometre 12.62 hectares per square kilometre 0.2505 hectares per square kilometre Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Iraq?
Iraq, at 12.65 hectares per square kilometre against 12.44 hectares per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Iraq?
0.21 hectares per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 111th and Iraq ranks 109th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 11,997 data points, 1961–2023
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FAO projections of arable land divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.