Denmark vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre

Denmark
0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Denmark
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0498 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Denmark's figure about 6.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.068 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0062 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0618 1000 ha per square kilometre Denmark
1970s 0.0662 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0597 1000 ha per square kilometre Denmark
1980s 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre Denmark
1990s 0.0605 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0531 1000 ha per square kilometre Denmark
2000s 0.058 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0497 1000 ha per square kilometre Denmark
2010s 0.0601 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0513 1000 ha per square kilometre Denmark
2020s 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0499 1000 ha per square kilometre Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Denmark or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Denmark, at 0.0591 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0498 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
Denmark ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,763 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.