Australia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Agricultural land — Area, per capita
Australia
0.0134 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0007 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Australia rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st
Agricultural land — Area, per capita over time
- Australia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0134 1000 ha per person against 0.0007 1000 ha per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0127 1000 ha per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 17.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 186 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.043 1000 ha per person | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | 0.0398 1000 ha per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.0364 1000 ha per person | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | 0.034 1000 ha per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.0307 1000 ha per person | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | 0.0289 1000 ha per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.0258 1000 ha per person | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 0.0244 1000 ha per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0208 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.0197 1000 ha per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0156 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0147 1000 ha per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0138 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.013 1000 ha per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, per capita, Australia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Australia, at 0.0134 1000 ha per person against 0.0007 1000 ha per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area, per capita between Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0127 1000 ha per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for agricultural land — area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land — 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
Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.