Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate
Italy
5.1 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.17 % change on previous year
in 2024
Italy rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
7th
Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate over time
- Italy
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Italy currently reports 5.1 % change on previous year against 0.17 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 4.93 % change on previous year.
That makes Italy's figure about 30.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Italy ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 239 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.278 % change on previous year | 0.0506 % change on previous year | 0.3286 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | -1.3 % change on previous year | 0.0917 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | -0.4378 % change on previous year | 0.1651 % change on previous year | 0.6029 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | -0.6265 % change on previous year | 0.2104 % change on previous year | 0.8369 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | -1.2 % change on previous year | 0.3745 % change on previous year | 1.58 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | -0.5937 % change on previous year | 0.7231 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | -0.2349 % change on previous year | 0.217 % change on previous year | 0.4519 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, annual growth rate, Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Italy, at 5.1 % change on previous year against 0.17 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area, annual growth rate between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 4.93 % change on previous year, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for agricultural land — area, annual growth rate?
- Italy ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.