Which has higher global cropland, Belarus or Syria?

Syria, at 5.28 million against 5.13 million in Belarus as of 2010.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Syria?

24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.

Our World in Data, published as Global cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belarus

5.13 million

in 2010

Syria

5.28 million

in 2010

Belarus rank

44th

Syria rank

43rd

Syria currently reports 5.28 million against 5.13 million in Belarus, a difference of 145,690.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 44th and Syria ranks 43rd of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 23 and Syria in 1.

Decade	Belarus	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1780s	2.60 million	2.23 million	372,730	Belarus
1790s	2.76 million	2.20 million	556,480	Belarus
1800s	2.92 million	2.17 million	751,450	Belarus
1810s	3.09 million	2.14 million	951,970	Belarus
1820s	3.27 million	2.11 million	1.17 million	Belarus
1830s	3.47 million	2.16 million	1.32 million	Belarus
1840s	3.69 million	2.19 million	1.51 million	Belarus
1850s	3.92 million	2.22 million	1.70 million	Belarus
1860s	4.17 million	2.25 million	1.92 million	Belarus
1870s	4.43 million	2.28 million	2.15 million	Belarus
1880s	4.72 million	2.52 million	2.20 million	Belarus
1890s	5.04 million	2.76 million	2.29 million	Belarus
1900s	5.37 million	2.66 million	2.71 million	Belarus
1910s	5.76 million	2.57 million	3.20 million	Belarus
1920s	6.04 million	2.48 million	3.56 million	Belarus
1930s	6.40 million	2.40 million	4.00 million	Belarus
1940s	6.83 million	3.68 million	3.15 million	Belarus
1950s	7.09 million	4.40 million	2.70 million	Belarus
1960s	7.25 million	5.54 million	1.71 million	Belarus
1970s	6.95 million	5.17 million	1.78 million	Belarus
1980s	6.83 million	4.96 million	1.87 million	Belarus
1990s	6.63 million	4.86 million	1.77 million	Belarus
2000s	5.87 million	5.09 million	779,890	Belarus
2010s	5.13 million	5.28 million	145,690	Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher global cropland, Belarus or Syria?: Syria, at 5.28 million against 5.13 million in Belarus as of 2010.
What is the difference in global cropland between Belarus and Syria?: 145,690, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Syria?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Belarus and Syria rank globally for global cropland?: Belarus ranks 44th and Syria ranks 43rd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Global cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.