France vs Indonesia: Arable land — Area

France
16,882 1000 ha
in 2024
Indonesia
17,694 1000 ha
in 2024
France rank
22nd
Indonesia rank
21st

Arable land — Area over time

  • France
  • Indonesia
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922024

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 17,694 1000 ha against 16,882 1000 ha in France, a difference of 812 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

France ranks 22nd and Indonesia ranks 21st of 231 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Indonesia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Indonesia Difference Ahead
1960s 18,683 1000 ha 15,181 1000 ha 3,503 1000 ha France
1970s 17,236 1000 ha 16,601 1000 ha 634.88 1000 ha France
1980s 17,774 1000 ha 19,107 1000 ha 1,334 1000 ha Indonesia
1990s 18,091 1000 ha 18,080 1000 ha 11.23 1000 ha France
2000s 18,332 1000 ha 17,923 1000 ha 408.8 1000 ha France
2010s 18,286 1000 ha 17,845 1000 ha 441.63 1000 ha France
2020s 16,957 1000 ha 17,770 1000 ha 812.44 1000 ha Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, France or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 17,694 1000 ha against 16,882 1000 ha in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between France and Indonesia?
812 1000 ha, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Indonesia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do France and Indonesia rank globally for arable land — area?
France ranks 22nd and Indonesia ranks 21st 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.