Egypt vs Madagascar: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Egypt
- Madagascar
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 3,274 1000 ha against 3,000 1000 ha in Madagascar, a difference of 274 1000 ha.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 74th and Madagascar ranks 75th of 231 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,571 1000 ha | 1,986 1000 ha | 585.33 1000 ha | Egypt |
| 1970s | 2,610 1000 ha | 2,249 1000 ha | 360.8 1000 ha | Egypt |
| 1980s | 2,293 1000 ha | 2,630 1000 ha | 336.88 1000 ha | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 2,649 1000 ha | 2,855 1000 ha | 206.09 1000 ha | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 2,773 1000 ha | 2,970 1000 ha | 196.6 1000 ha | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 2,869 1000 ha | 3,000 1000 ha | 130.92 1000 ha | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 3,197 1000 ha | 3,000 1000 ha | 196.8 1000 ha | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Egypt or Madagascar?
- Egypt, at 3,274 1000 ha against 3,000 1000 ha in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Egypt and Madagascar?
- 274 1000 ha, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Madagascar?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Madagascar rank globally for arable land — area?
- Egypt ranks 74th and Madagascar ranks 75th 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.