Algeria vs Greece: Arable land use per person
Algeria
0.1631 hectares per person
in 2023
Greece
0.1788 hectares per person
in 2023
Algeria rank
75th
Greece rank
72nd
Arable land use per person over time
- Algeria
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.1788 hectares per person against 0.1631 hectares per person in Algeria, a difference of 0.0157 hectares per person.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 75th and Greece ranks 72nd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Greece in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5037 hectares per person | 0.347 hectares per person | 0.1566 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1970s | 0.4278 hectares per person | 0.3238 hectares per person | 0.1041 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1980s | 0.3224 hectares per person | 0.2929 hectares per person | 0.0295 hectares per person | Algeria |
| 1990s | 0.2675 hectares per person | 0.2689 hectares per person | 0.0013 hectares per person | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.2284 hectares per person | 0.2408 hectares per person | 0.0124 hectares per person | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.1893 hectares per person | 0.212 hectares per person | 0.0227 hectares per person | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.167 hectares per person | 0.1743 hectares per person | 0.0073 hectares per person | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Algeria or Greece?
- Greece, at 0.1788 hectares per person against 0.1631 hectares per person in Algeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Algeria and Greece?
- 0.0157 hectares per person, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Greece?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Greece rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Algeria ranks 75th and Greece ranks 72nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.