Africa vs OECD: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Africa
- OECD
How they compare
Africa currently reports 1.19 million 1000 ha against 1.16 million 1000 ha in OECD, a difference of 20,660 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was OECD ahead.
Africa ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 36 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 1 and OECD in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 million 1000 ha | 1.36 million 1000 ha | 332,782 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1970s | 1.04 million 1000 ha | 1.35 million 1000 ha | 316,641 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1980s | 1.05 million 1000 ha | 1.33 million 1000 ha | 281,798 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1990s | 1.08 million 1000 ha | 1.31 million 1000 ha | 230,494 1000 ha | OECD |
| 2000s | 1.12 million 1000 ha | 1.25 million 1000 ha | 132,604 1000 ha | OECD |
| 2010s | 1.16 million 1000 ha | 1.18 million 1000 ha | 24,086 1000 ha | OECD |
| 2020s | 1.18 million 1000 ha | 1.17 million 1000 ha | 14,428 1000 ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Africa or OECD?
- Africa, at 1.19 million 1000 ha against 1.16 million 1000 ha in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Africa and OECD?
- 20,660 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and OECD?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and OECD rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Africa ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.