Israel vs United States: FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre

Israel
17.22 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
16.92 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Israel rank
83rd
United States rank
85th

FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre over time

  • Israel
  • United States
05101520196119922023

How they compare

Israel currently reports 17.22 hectares per square kilometre against 16.92 hectares per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.3 hectares per square kilometre.

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

Israel ranks 83rd and United States ranks 85th of 208 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel United States Difference Ahead
1960s 18.71 hectares per square kilometre 19.77 hectares per square kilometre 1.06 hectares per square kilometre United States
1970s 19.19 hectares per square kilometre 20.66 hectares per square kilometre 1.48 hectares per square kilometre United States
1980s 19.45 hectares per square kilometre 20.67 hectares per square kilometre 1.23 hectares per square kilometre United States
1990s 19.71 hectares per square kilometre 20.02 hectares per square kilometre 0.312 hectares per square kilometre United States
2000s 18.38 hectares per square kilometre 18.58 hectares per square kilometre 0.1981 hectares per square kilometre United States
2010s 19.14 hectares per square kilometre 17.4 hectares per square kilometre 1.75 hectares per square kilometre Israel
2020s 17.27 hectares per square kilometre 17.01 hectares per square kilometre 0.2633 hectares per square kilometre Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre, Israel or United States?
Israel, at 17.22 hectares per square kilometre against 16.92 hectares per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre between Israel and United States?
0.3 hectares per square kilometre, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Israel and United States rank globally for fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre?
Israel ranks 83rd and United States ranks 85th 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
Last refreshed

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.