Chad vs Southern Africa: Agriculture — Area

Chad
50,338 1000 ha
in 2024
Southern Africa
165,032 1000 ha
in 2024
Chad rank
21st
Southern Africa rank
24th

Agriculture — Area over time

  • Chad
  • Southern Africa
50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k175.0k196119922024

How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 165,032 1000 ha against 50,338 1000 ha in Chad, a difference of 114,694 1000 ha.

That makes Southern Africa's figure about 3.3 times Chad's.

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

Chad ranks 21st and Southern Africa ranks 24th of 237 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 47,900 1000 ha 166,381 1000 ha 118,481 1000 ha Southern Africa
1970s 48,003 1000 ha 163,208 1000 ha 115,205 1000 ha Southern Africa
1980s 48,179 1000 ha 162,828 1000 ha 114,649 1000 ha Southern Africa
1990s 48,458 1000 ha 165,645 1000 ha 117,188 1000 ha Southern Africa
2000s 48,850 1000 ha 165,924 1000 ha 117,074 1000 ha Southern Africa
2010s 50,011 1000 ha 164,828 1000 ha 114,816 1000 ha Southern Africa
2020s 50,337 1000 ha 164,980 1000 ha 114,643 1000 ha Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, Chad or Southern Africa?
Southern Africa, at 165,032 1000 ha against 50,338 1000 ha in Chad as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture — area between Chad and Southern Africa?
114,694 1000 ha, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Southern Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Chad and Southern Africa rank globally for agriculture — area?
Chad ranks 21st and Southern Africa ranks 24th of 237 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agriculture — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agriculture — 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.