Israel vs USSR: Agricultural land — Share in Land area

Israel
23.79 %
in 2024
USSR
25.33 %
in 1991
Israel rank
144th
USSR rank
142nd

Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time

  • Israel
  • USSR
0102030196119922024

How they compare

USSR currently reports 25.33 % against 23.79 % in Israel, a difference of 1.54 %.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

Israel ranks 144th and USSR ranks 142nd of 220 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 23.98 % 24.82 % 0.84 % USSR
1970s 24.62 % 25.14 % 0.519 % USSR
1980s 25.92 % 25.37 % 0.549 % Israel
1990s 26.73 % 25.35 % 1.38 % Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Israel or USSR?
USSR, at 25.33 % against 23.79 % in Israel as of 1991.
What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Israel and USSR?
1.54 %, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Israel and USSR rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
Israel ranks 144th and USSR ranks 142nd of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.