Ethiopia PDR vs Southern Africa: Arable land — Area

Ethiopia PDR
10,650 1000 ha
in 1992
Southern Africa
13,812 1000 ha
in 2024
Ethiopia PDR rank
29th
Southern Africa rank
24th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Ethiopia PDR
  • Southern Africa
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922024

How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 13,812 1000 ha against 10,650 1000 ha in Ethiopia PDR, a difference of 3,162 1000 ha.

That makes Southern Africa's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia PDR's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Southern Africa has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia PDR ranks 29th and Southern Africa ranks 24th of 211 countries.

Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia PDR Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 11,857 1000 ha 13,697 1000 ha 1,840 1000 ha Southern Africa
1970s 12,950 1000 ha 13,843 1000 ha 893.8 1000 ha Southern Africa
1980s 11,955 1000 ha 13,981 1000 ha 2,026 1000 ha Southern Africa
1990s 10,683 1000 ha 14,523 1000 ha 3,839 1000 ha Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Ethiopia PDR or Southern Africa?
Southern Africa, at 13,812 1000 ha against 10,650 1000 ha in Ethiopia PDR as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Ethiopia PDR and Southern Africa?
3,162 1000 ha, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia PDR and Southern Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1992.
How do Ethiopia PDR and Southern Africa rank globally for arable land — area?
Ethiopia PDR ranks 29th and Southern Africa ranks 24th of 211 countries.
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
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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.