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
0.20.40.6196119922023

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

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.