Kenya vs South Sudan: Agricultural land — Area

Kenya
29,066 1000 ha
in 2024
South Sudan
28,251 1000 ha
in 2024
Kenya rank
43rd
South Sudan rank
45th

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Kenya
  • South Sudan
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 29,066 1000 ha against 28,251 1000 ha in South Sudan, a difference of 815 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was South Sudan ahead.

Kenya ranks 43rd and South Sudan ranks 45th of 237 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya South Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 27,995 1000 ha 28,370 1000 ha 374.7 1000 ha South Sudan
2020s 28,780 1000 ha 28,250 1000 ha 529.86 1000 ha Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Kenya or South Sudan?
Kenya, at 29,066 1000 ha against 28,251 1000 ha in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Kenya and South Sudan?
815 1000 ha, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Sudan?
13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
How do Kenya and South Sudan rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Kenya ranks 43rd and South Sudan ranks 45th of 237 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
Last refreshed

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.