Afghanistan vs Iraq: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.1244 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
0.1265 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
92nd
Iraq rank
90th

Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Iraq
00.050.10.15196119922023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.1265 Square kilometres per square kilometre against 0.1244 Square kilometres per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0021 Square kilometres per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 92nd and Iraq ranks 90th of 177 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 0.1212 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.1116 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0096 Square kilometres per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 0.1233 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.1195 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0038 Square kilometres per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 0.1234 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.1243 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0009 Square kilometres per square kilometre Iraq
1990s 0.1208 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.1178 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.003 Square kilometres per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 0.1208 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.105 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0157 Square kilometres per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 0.1216 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.1158 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0058 Square kilometres per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 0.1237 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.1262 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0025 Square kilometres per square kilometre Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Iraq?
Iraq, at 0.1265 Square kilometres per square kilometre against 0.1244 Square kilometres per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Iraq?
0.0021 Square kilometres 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 land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 92nd and Iraq ranks 90th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre
Unit
Square kilometres per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 10,465 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land use hidden — Cropland 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.