Egypt vs Republic of Korea: Arable land

Egypt
0.0271 hectares per person
in 2023
Republic of Korea
0.0282 hectares per person
in 2023
Egypt rank
164th
Republic of Korea rank
162nd

Arable land over time

  • Egypt
  • Republic of Korea
0.020.040.060.080.1196119922023

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 0.0282 hectares per person against 0.0271 hectares per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.0011 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 164th and Republic of Korea ranks 162nd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Republic of Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.084 hectares per person 0.0738 hectares per person 0.0102 hectares per person Egypt
1970s 0.0683 hectares per person 0.06 hectares per person 0.0083 hectares per person Egypt
1980s 0.0461 hectares per person 0.05 hectares per person 0.0039 hectares per person Republic of Korea
1990s 0.0407 hectares per person 0.0406 hectares per person 0.0002 hectares per person Egypt
2000s 0.0347 hectares per person 0.034 hectares per person 0.0007 hectares per person Egypt
2010s 0.0292 hectares per person 0.0286 hectares per person 0.0006 hectares per person Egypt
2020s 0.0283 hectares per person 0.0264 hectares per person 0.0019 hectares per person Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Egypt or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 0.0282 hectares per person against 0.0271 hectares per person in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Egypt and Republic of Korea?
0.0011 hectares per person, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Republic of Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Republic of Korea rank globally for arable land?
Egypt ranks 164th and Republic of Korea ranks 162nd 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.