Honduras vs Madagascar: Arable land use per person

Honduras
0.0956 hectares per person
in 2023
Madagascar
0.0962 hectares per person
in 2023
Honduras rank
112th
Madagascar rank
110th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Honduras
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.0962 hectares per person against 0.0956 hectares per person in Honduras, a difference of 0.0006 hectares per person.

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

Honduras ranks 112th and Madagascar ranks 110th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Honduras Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 0.555 hectares per person 0.3412 hectares per person 0.2138 hectares per person Honduras
1970s 0.449 hectares per person 0.2941 hectares per person 0.1549 hectares per person Honduras
1980s 0.3445 hectares per person 0.2564 hectares per person 0.0881 hectares per person Honduras
1990s 0.2751 hectares per person 0.2065 hectares per person 0.0686 hectares per person Honduras
2000s 0.1431 hectares per person 0.1578 hectares per person 0.0146 hectares per person Madagascar
2010s 0.1116 hectares per person 0.12 hectares per person 0.0085 hectares per person Madagascar
2020s 0.0981 hectares per person 0.0998 hectares per person 0.0017 hectares per person Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Honduras or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 0.0962 hectares per person against 0.0956 hectares per person in Honduras as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Honduras and Madagascar?
0.0006 hectares per person, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Madagascar?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Honduras and Madagascar rank globally for arable land use per person?
Honduras ranks 112th and Madagascar ranks 110th 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

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.