Egypt vs Western Asia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land

Egypt
77.42 %
in 2024
Western Asia
14.1 %
in 2024
Egypt rank
25th
Western Asia rank
28th

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time

  • Egypt
  • Western Asia
20406080100196119922024

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 77.42 % against 14.1 % in Western Asia, a difference of 63.32 %.

That makes Egypt's figure about 5.5 times Western Asia's.

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

Egypt ranks 25th and Western Asia ranks 28th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Western Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 96.6 % 22.01 % 74.59 % Egypt
1970s 95.14 % 22.58 % 72.57 % Egypt
1980s 91.71 % 21.35 % 70.36 % Egypt
1990s 86.12 % 17.81 % 68.31 % Egypt
2000s 79.9 % 14.91 % 64.99 % Egypt
2010s 76.32 % 14 % 62.32 % Egypt
2020s 78.36 % 13.94 % 64.42 % Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Egypt or Western Asia?
Egypt, at 77.42 % against 14.1 % in Western Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Egypt and Western Asia?
63.32 %, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Western Asia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Western Asia rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Egypt ranks 25th and Western Asia ranks 28th of 214 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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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.