Central African Republic vs Denmark: Arable land use per person

Central African Republic
0.3493 hectares per person
in 2023
Denmark
0.3977 hectares per person
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
26th
Denmark rank
23rd

Arable land use per person over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Denmark
00.20.40.60.81196119922023

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.3977 hectares per person against 0.3493 hectares per person in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.0484 hectares per person.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 26th and Denmark ranks 23rd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 5 and Denmark in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Denmark Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9148 hectares per person 0.5723 hectares per person 0.3425 hectares per person Central African Republic
1970s 0.7981 hectares per person 0.5256 hectares per person 0.2725 hectares per person Central African Republic
1980s 0.7219 hectares per person 0.5075 hectares per person 0.2144 hectares per person Central African Republic
1990s 0.5709 hectares per person 0.4635 hectares per person 0.1074 hectares per person Central African Republic
2000s 0.4438 hectares per person 0.428 hectares per person 0.0158 hectares per person Central African Republic
2010s 0.3849 hectares per person 0.424 hectares per person 0.0391 hectares per person Denmark
2020s 0.3532 hectares per person 0.4016 hectares per person 0.0485 hectares per person Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Central African Republic or Denmark?
Denmark, at 0.3977 hectares per person against 0.3493 hectares per person in Central African Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Central African Republic and Denmark?
0.0484 hectares per person, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Denmark?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Denmark rank globally for arable land use per person?
Central African Republic ranks 26th and Denmark ranks 23rd 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.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.