Afghanistan vs Mozambique: Arable land — Area

Afghanistan
7,811 1000 ha
in 2024
Mozambique
8,280 1000 ha
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
38th
Mozambique rank
35th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 8,280 1000 ha against 7,811 1000 ha in Afghanistan, a difference of 469 1000 ha.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 38th and Mozambique ranks 35th of 231 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Mozambique in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Mozambique Difference Ahead
1960s 7,787 1000 ha 2,785 1000 ha 5,002 1000 ha Afghanistan
1970s 7,905 1000 ha 3,199 1000 ha 4,706 1000 ha Afghanistan
1980s 7,910 1000 ha 4,118 1000 ha 3,792 1000 ha Afghanistan
1990s 7,765 1000 ha 5,041 1000 ha 2,724 1000 ha Afghanistan
2000s 7,761 1000 ha 6,182 1000 ha 1,579 1000 ha Afghanistan
2010s 7,770 1000 ha 7,283 1000 ha 487.43 1000 ha Afghanistan
2020s 7,825 1000 ha 8,133 1000 ha 308.38 1000 ha Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Afghanistan or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 8,280 1000 ha against 7,811 1000 ha in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Afghanistan and Mozambique?
469 1000 ha, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mozambique?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Mozambique rank globally for arable land — area?
Afghanistan ranks 38th and Mozambique ranks 35th 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

Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 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.