Australia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Agriculture — Area, per capita

Australia
0.0136 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0007 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Australia rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st

Agriculture — Area, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
00.010.020.030.040.05196119922024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0136 1000 ha per person against 0.0007 1000 ha per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0129 1000 ha per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 18.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Australia ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.043 1000 ha per person 0.0032 1000 ha per person 0.0398 1000 ha per person Australia
1970s 0.0364 1000 ha per person 0.0025 1000 ha per person 0.034 1000 ha per person Australia
1980s 0.0307 1000 ha per person 0.0019 1000 ha per person 0.0289 1000 ha per person Australia
1990s 0.0258 1000 ha per person 0.0014 1000 ha per person 0.0244 1000 ha per person Australia
2000s 0.0217 1000 ha per person 0.0011 1000 ha per person 0.0206 1000 ha per person Australia
2010s 0.0166 1000 ha per person 0.0009 1000 ha per person 0.0156 1000 ha per person Australia
2020s 0.0143 1000 ha per person 0.0008 1000 ha per person 0.0135 1000 ha per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, per capita, Australia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Australia, at 0.0136 1000 ha per person against 0.0007 1000 ha per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture — area, per capita between Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0129 1000 ha per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for agriculture — area, per capita?
Australia ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agriculture — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agriculture — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 11,050 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.