Algeria vs Iran: Arable land

Algeria
0.1631 hectares per person
in 2023
Iran
0.1733 hectares per person
in 2023
Algeria rank
75th
Iran rank
73rd

Arable land over time

  • Algeria
  • Iran
0.20.40.6196119922023

How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.1733 hectares per person against 0.1631 hectares per person in Algeria, a difference of 0.0102 hectares per person.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran ahead.

Algeria ranks 75th and Iran ranks 73rd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Iran in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Iran Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5037 hectares per person 0.6025 hectares per person 0.0989 hectares per person Iran
1970s 0.4278 hectares per person 0.4697 hectares per person 0.0419 hectares per person Iran
1980s 0.3224 hectares per person 0.3026 hectares per person 0.0198 hectares per person Algeria
1990s 0.2675 hectares per person 0.2701 hectares per person 0.0026 hectares per person Iran
2000s 0.2284 hectares per person 0.2257 hectares per person 0.0027 hectares per person Algeria
2010s 0.1893 hectares per person 0.1837 hectares per person 0.0056 hectares per person Algeria
2020s 0.167 hectares per person 0.1762 hectares per person 0.0092 hectares per person Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Algeria or Iran?
Iran, at 0.1733 hectares per person against 0.1631 hectares per person in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Algeria and Iran?
0.0102 hectares per person, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iran?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Iran rank globally for arable land?
Algeria ranks 75th and Iran ranks 73rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.