Eastern Africa vs France: Arable land — Area

Eastern Africa
75,279 1000 ha
in 2024
France
16,882 1000 ha
in 2024
Eastern Africa rank
20th
France rank
22nd

Arable land — Area over time

  • Eastern Africa
  • France
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119922024

How they compare

Eastern Africa currently reports 75,279 1000 ha against 16,882 1000 ha in France, a difference of 58,397 1000 ha.

That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 4.5 times France's.

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

Eastern Africa ranks 20th and France ranks 22nd of 36 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Africa France Difference Ahead
1960s 37,304 1000 ha 18,683 1000 ha 18,621 1000 ha Eastern Africa
1970s 42,458 1000 ha 17,236 1000 ha 25,222 1000 ha Eastern Africa
1980s 46,298 1000 ha 17,774 1000 ha 28,524 1000 ha Eastern Africa
1990s 48,868 1000 ha 18,091 1000 ha 30,777 1000 ha Eastern Africa
2000s 56,684 1000 ha 18,332 1000 ha 38,352 1000 ha Eastern Africa
2010s 70,443 1000 ha 18,286 1000 ha 52,157 1000 ha Eastern Africa
2020s 75,052 1000 ha 16,957 1000 ha 58,095 1000 ha Eastern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Eastern Africa or France?
Eastern Africa, at 75,279 1000 ha against 16,882 1000 ha in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Eastern Africa and France?
58,397 1000 ha, with Eastern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and France?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Eastern Africa and France rank globally for arable land — area?
Eastern Africa ranks 20th and France ranks 22nd of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 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.