Russia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Russia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 966,886 1000 ha against 215,712 1000 ha in Russia, a difference of 751,174 1000 ha.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 4.5 times Russia's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 255 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 217,839 1000 ha | 846,934 1000 ha | 629,095 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 216,055 1000 ha | 875,650 1000 ha | 659,595 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 215,494 1000 ha | 936,972 1000 ha | 721,478 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 215,632 1000 ha | 963,113 1000 ha | 747,482 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Russia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 966,886 1000 ha against 215,712 1000 ha in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 751,174 1000 ha, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Russia ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 255 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
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.