What is the difference in arable land between Belgium and Cyprus?

0.0005 hectares per person, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Cyprus?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

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.

Belgium vs Cyprus: Arable land

Belgium

0.0733 hectares per person

in 2023

Cyprus

0.0728 hectares per person

in 2023

Belgium rank

135th

Cyprus rank

136th

Arable land over time

Belgium
Cyprus

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.0733 hectares per person against 0.0728 hectares per person in Cyprus, a difference of 0.0005 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cyprus ahead.

Belgium ranks 135th and Cyprus ranks 136th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Cyprus in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Cyprus	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0804 hectares per person	0.1014 hectares per person	0.0211 hectares per person	Cyprus
2010s	0.0741 hectares per person	0.0733 hectares per person	0.0007 hectares per person	Belgium
2020s	0.0742 hectares per person	0.0728 hectares per person	0.0014 hectares per person	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Belgium or Cyprus?: Belgium, at 0.0733 hectares per person against 0.0728 hectares per person in Cyprus as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Belgium and Cyprus?: 0.0005 hectares per person, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Cyprus?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Cyprus rank globally for arable land?: Belgium ranks 135th and Cyprus ranks 136th 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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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: 20 August 2026

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.