Afghanistan vs Nepal: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nepal
0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
76th
Nepal rank
73rd

Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Nepal
00.0050.010.015196119922023

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre.

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

Afghanistan ranks 76th and Nepal ranks 73rd of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Nepal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre Nepal
1970s 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre Nepal
1980s 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre Nepal
1990s 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre Nepal
2000s 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre Nepal
2010s 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0143 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre Nepal
2020s 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Nepal?
Nepal, at 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Nepal?
0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nepal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Nepal rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 76th and Nepal ranks 73rd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,763 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.