Russian Federation vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Arable land — Area

Russian Federation
121,649 1000 ha
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
223,442 1000 ha
in 2024
Russian Federation rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
7th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Russian Federation
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922024

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 223,442 1000 ha against 121,649 1000 ha in Russian Federation, a difference of 101,793 1000 ha.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 1.8 times Russian Federation's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Russian Federation ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 231 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 127,758 1000 ha 158,241 1000 ha 30,483 1000 ha Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 122,463 1000 ha 176,116 1000 ha 53,652 1000 ha Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 121,649 1000 ha 207,037 1000 ha 85,388 1000 ha Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 121,649 1000 ha 220,703 1000 ha 99,054 1000 ha Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Russian Federation or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 223,442 1000 ha against 121,649 1000 ha in Russian Federation as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa?
101,793 1000 ha, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for arable land — area?
Russian Federation ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th 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.