Africa vs USSR: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Africa
- USSR
How they compare
Africa currently reports 1.19 million 1000 ha against 555,420 1000 ha in USSR, a difference of 629,720 1000 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 2.1 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 4th and USSR ranks 2nd of 36 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 million 1000 ha | 544,215 1000 ha | 478,910 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1970s | 1.04 million 1000 ha | 551,125 1000 ha | 483,965 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1980s | 1.05 million 1000 ha | 556,292 1000 ha | 492,675 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1990s | 1.07 million 1000 ha | 555,820 1000 ha | 512,545 1000 ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Africa or USSR?
- Africa, at 1.19 million 1000 ha against 555,420 1000 ha in USSR as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Africa and USSR?
- 629,720 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Africa and USSR rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Africa ranks 4th and USSR ranks 2nd 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.
Individual pages
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.