Gambia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Gambia
0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Gambia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0488 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Gambia's figure about 6.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 184 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0062 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0062 1000 ha per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 1970s | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.0189 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.0291 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0209 1000 ha per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.0467 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0379 1000 ha per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.0565 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0473 1000 ha per square kilometre | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Gambia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Gambia, at 0.0581 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 Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0488 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 3rd 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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About this data
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.