Iraq vs Peru: Arable land

Iraq
0.1102 hectares per person
in 2023
Peru
0.1158 hectares per person
in 2023
Iraq rank
103rd
Peru rank
100th

Arable land over time

  • Iraq
  • Peru
0.20.40.6196119922023

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.1158 hectares per person against 0.1102 hectares per person in Iraq, a difference of 0.0056 hectares per person.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 103rd and Peru ranks 100th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5813 hectares per person 0.2078 hectares per person 0.3734 hectares per person Iraq
1970s 0.4468 hectares per person 0.209 hectares per person 0.2378 hectares per person Iraq
1980s 0.3403 hectares per person 0.1965 hectares per person 0.1438 hectares per person Iraq
1990s 0.2447 hectares per person 0.1757 hectares per person 0.069 hectares per person Iraq
2000s 0.1616 hectares per person 0.1457 hectares per person 0.0159 hectares per person Iraq
2010s 0.1288 hectares per person 0.1253 hectares per person 0.0035 hectares per person Iraq
2020s 0.1141 hectares per person 0.1205 hectares per person 0.0064 hectares per person Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Iraq or Peru?
Peru, at 0.1158 hectares per person against 0.1102 hectares per person in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Iraq and Peru?
0.0056 hectares per person, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Peru?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Peru rank globally for arable land?
Iraq ranks 103rd and Peru ranks 100th 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.