Afghanistan vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.5844 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.2825 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
42nd
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
39th

Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
012345196119922023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.5844 sq. km per square kilometre against 0.2825 sq. km per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.3019 sq. km per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.1 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 42nd and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th of 210 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5811 sq. km per square kilometre 4.66 sq. km per square kilometre 4.08 sq. km per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1970s 0.5833 sq. km per square kilometre 4.66 sq. km per square kilometre 4.08 sq. km per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 0.5834 sq. km per square kilometre 4.66 sq. km per square kilometre 4.08 sq. km per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 0.5808 sq. km per square kilometre 1.17 sq. km per square kilometre 0.5864 sq. km per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 0.5807 sq. km per square kilometre 0.285 sq. km per square kilometre 0.2957 sq. km per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 0.5816 sq. km per square kilometre 0.2831 sq. km per square kilometre 0.2984 sq. km per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 0.5867 sq. km per square kilometre 0.2828 sq. km per square kilometre 0.3038 sq. km per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Afghanistan, at 0.5844 sq. km per square kilometre against 0.2825 sq. km per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.3019 sq. km per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 42nd and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre
Unit
sq. km per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
258 places, 15,143 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural land (sq. km) 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.