Statizoid

France vs Indonesia: Arable land

France
16.90 million hectares
in 2023
Indonesia
17.78 million hectares
in 2023
France rank
18th
Indonesia rank
16th

Arable land over time

  • France
  • Indonesia
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 17.78 million hectares against 16.90 million hectares in France, a difference of 883,700 hectares.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

Globally, France ranks 18th and Indonesia ranks 16th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.