Luxembourg vs Madagascar: Arable land use per person

Luxembourg
0.092 hectares per person
in 2023
Madagascar
0.0962 hectares per person
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
113th
Madagascar rank
110th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Madagascar
0.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.0962 hectares per person against 0.092 hectares per person in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.0042 hectares per person.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 113th and Madagascar ranks 110th of 206 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Madagascar Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1328 hectares per person 0.1578 hectares per person 0.0249 hectares per person Madagascar
2010s 0.111 hectares per person 0.12 hectares per person 0.009 hectares per person Madagascar
2020s 0.0958 hectares per person 0.0998 hectares per person 0.0041 hectares per person Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Luxembourg or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 0.0962 hectares per person against 0.092 hectares per person in Luxembourg as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Luxembourg and Madagascar?
0.0042 hectares per person, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Madagascar?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Luxembourg and Madagascar rank globally for arable land use per person?
Luxembourg ranks 113th 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.