Afghanistan vs Algeria: Arable land

Afghanistan
7.85 million hectares
in 2023
Algeria
7.53 million hectares
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
33rd
Algeria rank
34th

Arable land over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Algeria
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 7.85 million hectares against 7.53 million hectares in Algeria, a difference of 315,000 hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 33rd and Algeria ranks 34th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Algeria Difference Ahead
1960s 7.79 million hectares 6.26 million hectares 1.53 million hectares Afghanistan
1970s 7.91 million hectares 6.68 million hectares 1.23 million hectares Afghanistan
1980s 7.91 million hectares 6.93 million hectares 977,600 hectares Afghanistan
1990s 7.77 million hectares 7.49 million hectares 271,500 hectares Afghanistan
2000s 7.76 million hectares 7.52 million hectares 239,130 hectares Afghanistan
2010s 7.77 million hectares 7.48 million hectares 286,009 hectares Afghanistan
2020s 7.83 million hectares 7.53 million hectares 297,500 hectares Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Afghanistan or Algeria?
Afghanistan, at 7.85 million hectares against 7.53 million hectares in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Afghanistan and Algeria?
315,000 hectares, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Algeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Algeria rank globally for arable land?
Afghanistan ranks 33rd and Algeria ranks 34th 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). 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)
Unit
hectares
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
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) 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.