Gambia vs India: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre

Gambia
0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
India
0.0518 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
3rd
India rank
5th

Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Gambia
  • India
0.010.020.030.040.050.06196119922023

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0518 1000 ha per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.0063 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

Gambia ranks 3rd and India ranks 5th of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and India in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia India Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0532 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre India
1970s 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0544 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.039 1000 ha per square kilometre India
1980s 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0549 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre India
1990s 0.0189 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0546 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0357 1000 ha per square kilometre India
2000s 0.0291 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0536 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0245 1000 ha per square kilometre India
2010s 0.0467 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0527 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre India
2020s 0.0565 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0519 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Gambia or India?
Gambia, at 0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0518 1000 ha per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Gambia and India?
0.0063 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Gambia and India rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
Gambia ranks 3rd and India ranks 5th 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.