Algeria vs Laos: Arable land

Algeria
0.1631 hectares per person
in 2023
Laos
0.1597 hectares per person
in 2023
Algeria rank
75th
Laos rank
78th

Arable land over time

  • Algeria
  • Laos
0.20.30.40.50.6196119922023

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 0.1631 hectares per person against 0.1597 hectares per person in Laos, a difference of 0.0034 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 75th and Laos ranks 78th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 6 and Laos in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Laos Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5037 hectares per person 0.2722 hectares per person 0.2314 hectares per person Algeria
1970s 0.4278 hectares per person 0.2477 hectares per person 0.1801 hectares per person Algeria
1980s 0.3224 hectares per person 0.2138 hectares per person 0.1086 hectares per person Algeria
1990s 0.2675 hectares per person 0.1708 hectares per person 0.0967 hectares per person Algeria
2000s 0.2284 hectares per person 0.1933 hectares per person 0.0351 hectares per person Algeria
2010s 0.1893 hectares per person 0.2135 hectares per person 0.0242 hectares per person Laos
2020s 0.167 hectares per person 0.1631 hectares per person 0.0039 hectares per person Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Algeria or Laos?
Algeria, at 0.1631 hectares per person against 0.1597 hectares per person in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Algeria and Laos?
0.0034 hectares per person, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Laos?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Laos rank globally for arable land?
Algeria ranks 75th and Laos ranks 78th 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.