OECD vs USSR: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- OECD
- USSR
How they compare
OECD currently reports 357,807 1000 ha against 224,400 1000 ha in USSR, a difference of 133,407 1000 ha.
That makes OECD's figure about 1.6 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
OECD ranks 1st and USSR ranks 2nd of 231 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 396,356 1000 ha | 231,522 1000 ha | 164,834 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1970s | 397,554 1000 ha | 227,330 1000 ha | 170,224 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1980s | 401,127 1000 ha | 226,799 1000 ha | 174,328 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1990s | 398,542 1000 ha | 224,400 1000 ha | 174,142 1000 ha | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, OECD or USSR?
- OECD, at 357,807 1000 ha against 224,400 1000 ha in USSR as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between OECD and USSR?
- 133,407 1000 ha, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do OECD and USSR rank globally for arable land — area?
- OECD ranks 1st and USSR ranks 2nd 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.