Caribbean vs Spain: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land

Caribbean
45.59 %
in 2024
Spain
46.21 %
in 2024
Caribbean rank
89th
Spain rank
86th

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time

  • Caribbean
  • Spain
0204060196119922024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 46.21 % against 45.59 % in Caribbean, a difference of 0.62 %.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Caribbean ranks 89th and Spain ranks 86th of 231 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 39.64 % 48.82 % 9.18 % Spain
1970s 44.09 % 49.63 % 5.54 % Spain
1980s 45.22 % 50.53 % 5.31 % Spain
1990s 47.26 % 48.33 % 1.07 % Spain
2000s 49.2 % 44.53 % 4.66 % Caribbean
2010s 46.8 % 46.02 % 0.783 % Caribbean
2020s 45.13 % 45.01 % 0.12 % Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Caribbean or Spain?
Spain, at 46.21 % against 45.59 % in Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Caribbean and Spain?
0.62 %, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Spain?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Caribbean and Spain rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Caribbean ranks 89th and Spain ranks 86th of 231 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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 — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
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
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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.