Egypt vs Madagascar: Arable land

Egypt
3.10 million hectares
in 2023
Madagascar
3.00 million hectares
in 2023
Egypt rank
66th
Madagascar rank
67th

Arable land over time

  • Egypt
  • Madagascar
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 3.10 million hectares against 3.00 million hectares in Madagascar, a difference of 103,000 hectares.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 66th and Madagascar ranks 67th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 2.57 million hectares 1.99 million hectares 585,333 hectares Egypt
1970s 2.61 million hectares 2.25 million hectares 360,800 hectares Egypt
1980s 2.29 million hectares 2.63 million hectares 336,876 hectares Madagascar
1990s 2.65 million hectares 2.85 million hectares 206,088 hectares Madagascar
2000s 2.77 million hectares 2.97 million hectares 197,300 hectares Madagascar
2010s 2.87 million hectares 3.00 million hectares 130,922 hectares Madagascar
2020s 3.16 million hectares 3.00 million hectares 162,000 hectares Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Egypt or Madagascar?
Egypt, at 3.10 million hectares against 3.00 million hectares in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Egypt and Madagascar?
103,000 hectares, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Madagascar?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Madagascar rank globally for arable land?
Egypt ranks 66th and Madagascar ranks 67th 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.