Madagascar vs Tunisia: Arable land — Area

Madagascar
3,000 1000 ha
in 2024
Tunisia
2,772 1000 ha
in 2024
Madagascar rank
75th
Tunisia rank
78th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Madagascar
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 3,000 1000 ha against 2,772 1000 ha in Tunisia, a difference of 228 1000 ha.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.

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

Madagascar ranks 75th and Tunisia ranks 78th of 231 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Tunisia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 1,986 1000 ha 3,154 1000 ha 1,168 1000 ha Tunisia
1970s 2,249 1000 ha 3,349 1000 ha 1,100 1000 ha Tunisia
1980s 2,630 1000 ha 3,071 1000 ha 440.7 1000 ha Tunisia
1990s 2,855 1000 ha 2,886 1000 ha 31.2 1000 ha Tunisia
2000s 2,970 1000 ha 2,776 1000 ha 194.2 1000 ha Madagascar
2010s 3,000 1000 ha 2,683 1000 ha 316.93 1000 ha Madagascar
2020s 3,000 1000 ha 2,796 1000 ha 204.16 1000 ha Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Madagascar or Tunisia?
Madagascar, at 3,000 1000 ha against 2,772 1000 ha in Tunisia as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Madagascar and Tunisia?
228 1000 ha, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tunisia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Tunisia rank globally for arable land — area?
Madagascar ranks 75th and Tunisia ranks 78th 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.