Romania vs Southern Africa: Arable land — Area

Romania
8,381 1000 ha
in 2024
Southern Africa
13,812 1000 ha
in 2024
Romania rank
34th
Southern Africa rank
31st

Arable land — Area over time

  • Romania
  • Southern Africa
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922024

How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 13,812 1000 ha against 8,381 1000 ha in Romania, a difference of 5,431 1000 ha.

That makes Southern Africa's figure about 1.6 times Romania's.

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

Romania ranks 34th and Southern Africa ranks 31st of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 9,826 1000 ha 13,697 1000 ha 3,871 1000 ha Southern Africa
1970s 9,744 1000 ha 13,843 1000 ha 4,100 1000 ha Southern Africa
1980s 9,903 1000 ha 13,981 1000 ha 4,078 1000 ha Southern Africa
1990s 9,359 1000 ha 15,011 1000 ha 5,652 1000 ha Southern Africa
2000s 9,053 1000 ha 14,739 1000 ha 5,686 1000 ha Southern Africa
2010s 8,802 1000 ha 13,619 1000 ha 4,817 1000 ha Southern Africa
2020s 8,414 1000 ha 13,751 1000 ha 5,337 1000 ha Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Romania or Southern Africa?
Southern Africa, at 13,812 1000 ha against 8,381 1000 ha in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Romania and Southern Africa?
5,431 1000 ha, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Southern Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Romania and Southern Africa rank globally for arable land — area?
Romania ranks 34th and Southern Africa ranks 31st of 231 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
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.