India vs Iraq: Arable land use per person
India
0.107 hectares per person
in 2023
Iraq
0.1102 hectares per person
in 2023
India rank
104th
Iraq rank
103rd
Arable land use per person over time
- India
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.1102 hectares per person against 0.107 hectares per person in India, a difference of 0.0032 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
India ranks 104th and Iraq ranks 103rd of 206 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3239 hectares per person | 0.5813 hectares per person | 0.2574 hectares per person | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.2677 hectares per person | 0.4468 hectares per person | 0.1791 hectares per person | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.2143 hectares per person | 0.3403 hectares per person | 0.126 hectares per person | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.1711 hectares per person | 0.2447 hectares per person | 0.0736 hectares per person | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.1396 hectares per person | 0.1616 hectares per person | 0.022 hectares per person | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.1187 hectares per person | 0.1288 hectares per person | 0.0101 hectares per person | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.1085 hectares per person | 0.1141 hectares per person | 0.0055 hectares per person | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, India or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.1102 hectares per person against 0.107 hectares per person in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between India and Iraq?
- 0.0032 hectares per person, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Iraq?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Iraq rank globally for arable land use per person?
- India ranks 104th and Iraq ranks 103rd 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.