Afghanistan vs Algeria: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 7,811 1000 ha against 7,531 1000 ha in Algeria, a difference of 280 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 38th and Algeria ranks 39th of 231 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Algeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,787 1000 ha | 6,256 1000 ha | 1,531 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 7,905 1000 ha | 6,677 1000 ha | 1,228 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 7,910 1000 ha | 6,932 1000 ha | 977.6 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 7,765 1000 ha | 7,494 1000 ha | 271.5 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 7,761 1000 ha | 7,522 1000 ha | 239.13 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 7,770 1000 ha | 7,485 1000 ha | 285.99 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 7,825 1000 ha | 7,531 1000 ha | 294 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Afghanistan or Algeria?
- Afghanistan, at 7,811 1000 ha against 7,531 1000 ha in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Afghanistan and Algeria?
- 280 1000 ha, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Algeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Algeria rank globally for arable land — area?
- Afghanistan ranks 38th and Algeria ranks 39th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.