Sub-Saharan Africa vs United States: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- United States
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 966,886 1000 ha against 421,540 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 545,346 1000 ha.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 2.3 times United States's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd of 32 groups.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 816,589 1000 ha | 438,881 1000 ha | 377,708 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 822,787 1000 ha | 432,062 1000 ha | 390,725 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 833,630 1000 ha | 429,416 1000 ha | 404,214 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 846,359 1000 ha | 420,322 1000 ha | 426,037 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 875,650 1000 ha | 413,889 1000 ha | 461,760 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 936,972 1000 ha | 424,159 1000 ha | 512,812 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 963,113 1000 ha | 422,224 1000 ha | 540,889 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Sub-Saharan Africa or United States?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 966,886 1000 ha against 421,540 1000 ha in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Sub-Saharan Africa and United States?
- 545,346 1000 ha, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United States rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd of 32 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.