Belgium-Luxembourg vs Portugal: Arable land — Area

Belgium-Luxembourg
873 1000 ha
in 1999
Portugal
854.52 1000 ha
in 2024
Belgium-Luxembourg rank
117th
Portugal rank
119th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Belgium-Luxembourg
  • Portugal
1.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k196119922024

How they compare

Belgium-Luxembourg currently reports 873 1000 ha against 854.52 1000 ha in Portugal, a difference of 18.48 1000 ha.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 117th and Portugal ranks 119th of 231 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium-Luxembourg Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 996.33 1000 ha 2,491 1000 ha 1,495 1000 ha Portugal
1970s 980.2 1000 ha 2,450 1000 ha 1,470 1000 ha Portugal
1980s 763 1000 ha 2,400 1000 ha 1,638 1000 ha Portugal
1990s 849.1 1000 ha 2,092 1000 ha 1,243 1000 ha Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Belgium-Luxembourg or Portugal?
Belgium-Luxembourg, at 873 1000 ha against 854.52 1000 ha in Portugal as of 1999.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Belgium-Luxembourg and Portugal?
18.48 1000 ha, with Belgium-Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium-Luxembourg and Portugal?
39 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1999.
How do Belgium-Luxembourg and Portugal rank globally for arable land — area?
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 117th and Portugal ranks 119th 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.