India vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
India
0.0518 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time
- India
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
India currently reports 0.0518 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes India's figure about 5.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 184 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0532 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0062 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 1970s | 0.0544 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0478 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 1980s | 0.0549 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0479 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 0.0546 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 0.0536 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 0.0527 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0438 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 0.0519 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0427 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, India or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- India, at 0.0518 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 India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 5th 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.