Kazakhstan vs Western Africa: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Kazakhstan
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 99,061 1000 ha against 30,544 1000 ha in Kazakhstan, a difference of 68,517 1000 ha.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 3.2 times Kazakhstan's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
Kazakhstan ranks 17th and Western Africa ranks 18th of 248 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,658 1000 ha | 72,143 1000 ha | 38,485 1000 ha | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 28,764 1000 ha | 81,668 1000 ha | 52,903 1000 ha | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 29,452 1000 ha | 91,440 1000 ha | 61,988 1000 ha | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 30,298 1000 ha | 97,520 1000 ha | 67,222 1000 ha | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Kazakhstan or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 99,061 1000 ha against 30,544 1000 ha in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Kazakhstan and Western Africa?
- 68,517 1000 ha, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Western Africa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Western Africa rank globally for arable land — area?
- Kazakhstan ranks 17th and Western Africa ranks 18th of 248 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
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.