Afghanistan vs Eritrea: Cropland — Area per capita

Afghanistan
0.19 ha/cap
in 2024
Eritrea
0.2 ha/cap
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
94th
Eritrea rank
91st

Cropland — Area per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Eritrea
0.20.40.60.8196119922024

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.2 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.01 ha/cap.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 94th and Eritrea ranks 91st of 232 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Eritrea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Eritrea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4457 ha/cap 0.2186 ha/cap 0.2271 ha/cap Afghanistan
2000s 0.335 ha/cap 0.24 ha/cap 0.095 ha/cap Afghanistan
2010s 0.241 ha/cap 0.222 ha/cap 0.019 ha/cap Afghanistan
2020s 0.2 ha/cap 0.204 ha/cap 0.004 ha/cap Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Afghanistan or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at 0.2 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Afghanistan and Eritrea?
0.01 ha/cap, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Eritrea?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Eritrea rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 94th and Eritrea ranks 91st of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Area per capita
Unit
ha/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 15,610 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.