India vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area over time
- India
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
India currently reports 3,006 USD_PPP/ha against 343.35 USD_PPP/ha in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 2,663 USD_PPP/ha.
That makes India's figure about 8.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th of 196 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 504.41 USD_PPP/ha | 79.21 USD_PPP/ha | 425.2 USD_PPP/ha | India |
| 1970s | 629.68 USD_PPP/ha | 97.22 USD_PPP/ha | 532.46 USD_PPP/ha | India |
| 1980s | 841.73 USD_PPP/ha | 113.62 USD_PPP/ha | 728.11 USD_PPP/ha | India |
| 1990s | 1,166 USD_PPP/ha | 149.03 USD_PPP/ha | 1,017 USD_PPP/ha | India |
| 2000s | 1,489 USD_PPP/ha | 198.07 USD_PPP/ha | 1,291 USD_PPP/ha | India |
| 2010s | 2,183 USD_PPP/ha | 271.69 USD_PPP/ha | 1,911 USD_PPP/ha | India |
| 2020s | 2,830 USD_PPP/ha | 331.65 USD_PPP/ha | 2,498 USD_PPP/ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area, India or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- India, at 3,006 USD_PPP/ha against 343.35 USD_PPP/ha in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area between India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 2,663 USD_PPP/ha, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area?
- India ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per 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.