Cote d'Ivoire vs Germany: FAO projections of arable land

Cote d'Ivoire
14.30 million hectares
in 2023
Germany
11.88 million hectares
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire rank
26th
Germany rank
29th

FAO projections of arable land over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Germany
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M196119922023

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 14.30 million hectares against 11.88 million hectares in Germany, a difference of 2.42 million hectares.

That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 26th and Germany ranks 29th of 224 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Germany Difference Ahead
1960s 3.03 million hectares 12.61 million hectares 9.59 million hectares Germany
1970s 3.74 million hectares 12.49 million hectares 8.75 million hectares Germany
1980s 5.01 million hectares 12.44 million hectares 7.42 million hectares Germany
1990s 6.31 million hectares 12.02 million hectares 5.71 million hectares Germany
2000s 7.07 million hectares 12.07 million hectares 5.00 million hectares Germany
2010s 10.23 million hectares 12.01 million hectares 1.79 million hectares Germany
2020s 13.31 million hectares 11.87 million hectares 1.44 million hectares Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fao projections of arable land, Cote d'Ivoire or Germany?
Cote d'Ivoire, at 14.30 million hectares against 11.88 million hectares in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Cote d'Ivoire and Germany?
2.42 million hectares, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Germany?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Germany rank globally for fao projections of arable land?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 26th and Germany ranks 29th of 224 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as FAO projections of arable land. 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
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
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Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.