Egypt vs Israel: Arable land
Egypt
0.0271 hectares per person
in 2023
Israel
0.0276 hectares per person
in 2023
Egypt rank
164th
Israel rank
163rd
Arable land over time
- Egypt
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 0.0276 hectares per person against 0.0271 hectares per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.0005 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Israel ahead.
Egypt ranks 164th and Israel ranks 163rd of 206 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.084 hectares per person | 0.1259 hectares per person | 0.0419 hectares per person | Israel |
| 1970s | 0.0683 hectares per person | 0.0974 hectares per person | 0.0291 hectares per person | Israel |
| 1980s | 0.0461 hectares per person | 0.0787 hectares per person | 0.0326 hectares per person | Israel |
| 1990s | 0.0407 hectares per person | 0.0631 hectares per person | 0.0224 hectares per person | Israel |
| 2000s | 0.0347 hectares per person | 0.0468 hectares per person | 0.0121 hectares per person | Israel |
| 2010s | 0.0292 hectares per person | 0.0385 hectares per person | 0.0093 hectares per person | Israel |
| 2020s | 0.0283 hectares per person | 0.0287 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land, Egypt or Israel?
- Israel, at 0.0276 hectares per person against 0.0271 hectares per person in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land between Egypt and Israel?
- 0.0005 hectares per person, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Israel?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Israel rank globally for arable land?
- Egypt ranks 164th and Israel ranks 163rd 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
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.