Cyprus vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Arable land — Share in Agricultural land

Cyprus
76.86 %
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
22.69 %
in 2024
Cyprus rank
25th
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
9th

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time

  • Cyprus
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
20406080196119922024

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 76.86 % against 22.69 % in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), a difference of 54.17 %.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 3.4 times Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Cyprus has been ahead every year.

Cyprus ranks 25th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 9th of 211 countries.

Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 80.01 % 16.63 % 63.38 % Cyprus
1970s 70.53 % 17.2 % 53.33 % Cyprus
1980s 63.38 % 17.75 % 45.63 % Cyprus
1990s 68.46 % 18.67 % 49.79 % Cyprus
2000s 71.7 % 19.62 % 52.08 % Cyprus
2010s 75.04 % 21.66 % 53.38 % Cyprus
2020s 77 % 22.5 % 54.51 % Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Cyprus or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Cyprus, at 76.86 % against 22.69 % in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Cyprus and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
54.17 %, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Cyprus and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Cyprus ranks 25th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 9th of 211 countries.
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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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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