Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Arable land — Area, annual growth rate
Egypt
3.51 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.3936 % change on previous year
in 2024
Egypt rank
13th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
10th
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate over time
- Egypt
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 3.51 % change on previous year against 0.3936 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 3.12 % change on previous year.
That makes Egypt's figure about 8.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 233 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 % change on previous year | 0.8192 % change on previous year | 0.3048 % change on previous year | Egypt |
| 1970s | -1.65 % change on previous year | 0.5012 % change on previous year | 2.15 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | -0.0306 % change on previous year | 0.6183 % change on previous year | 0.6488 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 2.83 % change on previous year | 1.41 % change on previous year | 1.42 % change on previous year | Egypt |
| 2000s | -0.1987 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 1.19 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year | 0.2602 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 0.4523 % change on previous year | 0.6924 % change on previous year | 0.2401 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, annual growth rate, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Egypt, at 3.51 % change on previous year against 0.3936 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area, annual growth rate between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 3.12 % change on previous year, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for arable land — area, annual growth rate?
- Egypt ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Arable land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.