Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Namibia: Arable land

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.1198 hectares per person
in 2023
Namibia
0.27 hectares per person
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
37th
Namibia rank
34th

Arable land over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Namibia
0.20.40.60.81196119922023

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.27 hectares per person against 0.1198 hectares per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.1502 hectares per person.

That makes Namibia's figure about 2.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 37th and Namibia ranks 34th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5047 hectares per person 0.9742 hectares per person 0.4695 hectares per person Namibia
1970s 0.3927 hectares per person 0.7589 hectares per person 0.3662 hectares per person Namibia
1980s 0.29 hectares per person 0.6039 hectares per person 0.3139 hectares per person Namibia
1990s 0.2244 hectares per person 0.4761 hectares per person 0.2517 hectares per person Namibia
2000s 0.174 hectares per person 0.4159 hectares per person 0.2419 hectares per person Namibia
2010s 0.1392 hectares per person 0.3414 hectares per person 0.2022 hectares per person Namibia
2020s 0.1234 hectares per person 0.2812 hectares per person 0.1577 hectares per person Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.27 hectares per person against 0.1198 hectares per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Namibia?
0.1502 hectares per person, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Namibia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Namibia rank globally for arable land?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 37th and Namibia ranks 34th of 47 groups.
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

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.