Cuba vs France: Arable land use per person
Cuba
0.2639 hectares per person
in 2023
France
0.2472 hectares per person
in 2023
Cuba rank
35th
France rank
38th
Arable land use per person over time
- Cuba
- France
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.2639 hectares per person against 0.2472 hectares per person in France, a difference of 0.0167 hectares per person.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
Cuba ranks 35th and France ranks 38th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and France in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2081 hectares per person | 0.3758 hectares per person | 0.1676 hectares per person | France |
| 1970s | 0.2934 hectares per person | 0.321 hectares per person | 0.0276 hectares per person | France |
| 1980s | 0.3133 hectares per person | 0.3143 hectares per person | 0.001 hectares per person | France |
| 1990s | 0.3279 hectares per person | 0.3045 hectares per person | 0.0234 hectares per person | Cuba |
| 2000s | 0.3236 hectares per person | 0.2916 hectares per person | 0.032 hectares per person | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.2734 hectares per person | 0.2758 hectares per person | 0.0025 hectares per person | France |
| 2020s | 0.2622 hectares per person | 0.2496 hectares per person | 0.0126 hectares per person | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Cuba or France?
- Cuba, at 0.2639 hectares per person against 0.2472 hectares per person in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Cuba and France?
- 0.0167 hectares per person, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and France?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and France rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Cuba ranks 35th and France ranks 38th 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.