Afghanistan vs Iraq: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
98th
Iraq rank
97th
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 98th and Iraq ranks 97th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cropland — area, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 98th and Iraq ranks 97th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.