Egypt vs Yemen: Arable land (hectares per person)

Egypt
0.0281 hectares per person
in 2024
Yemen
0.0281 hectares per person
in 2024
Egypt rank
163rd
Yemen rank
162nd

Arable land (hectares per person) over time

  • Egypt
  • Yemen
0.050.10.150.2196119922024

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.0281 hectares per person against 0.0281 hectares per person in Egypt, a difference of 0 hectares per person.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 163rd and Yemen ranks 162nd of 206 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Yemen Difference Ahead
1960s 0.084 hectares per person 0.2094 hectares per person 0.1254 hectares per person Yemen
1970s 0.0683 hectares per person 0.169 hectares per person 0.1007 hectares per person Yemen
1980s 0.0461 hectares per person 0.1224 hectares per person 0.0764 hectares per person Yemen
1990s 0.0407 hectares per person 0.0961 hectares per person 0.0554 hectares per person Yemen
2000s 0.0347 hectares per person 0.0613 hectares per person 0.0266 hectares per person Yemen
2010s 0.0292 hectares per person 0.0385 hectares per person 0.0093 hectares per person Yemen
2020s 0.0284 hectares per person 0.0299 hectares per person 0.0015 hectares per person Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Egypt or Yemen?
Yemen, at 0.0281 hectares per person against 0.0281 hectares per person in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land between Egypt and Yemen?
0 hectares per person, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Yemen?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Yemen rank globally for arable land?
Egypt ranks 163rd and Yemen 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, 14,900 data points, 1961–2024
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.