Chad vs Southern Asia: Agricultural land — Area

Chad
50,338 1000 ha
in 2024
Southern Asia
316,451 1000 ha
in 2024
Chad rank
22nd
Southern Asia rank
11th

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Chad
  • Southern Asia
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922024

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 316,451 1000 ha against 50,338 1000 ha in Chad, a difference of 266,113 1000 ha.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 6.3 times Chad's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 22nd and Southern Asia ranks 11th of 216 countries.

Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 47,900 1000 ha 326,499 1000 ha 278,599 1000 ha Southern Asia
1970s 48,003 1000 ha 330,018 1000 ha 282,015 1000 ha Southern Asia
1980s 48,179 1000 ha 332,664 1000 ha 284,485 1000 ha Southern Asia
1990s 48,458 1000 ha 335,413 1000 ha 286,955 1000 ha Southern Asia
2000s 48,850 1000 ha 326,470 1000 ha 277,620 1000 ha Southern Asia
2010s 50,011 1000 ha 316,519 1000 ha 266,507 1000 ha Southern Asia
2020s 50,337 1000 ha 316,523 1000 ha 266,185 1000 ha Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Chad or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 316,451 1000 ha against 50,338 1000 ha in Chad as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Chad and Southern Asia?
266,113 1000 ha, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Southern Asia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Chad and Southern Asia rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Chad ranks 22nd and Southern Asia ranks 11th of 216 countries.
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

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.