Sub-Saharan Africa vs Ukraine: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land

Sub-Saharan Africa
23.11 %
in 2024
Ukraine
79.7 %
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
20th
Ukraine rank
22nd

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Ukraine
20406080196119922024

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 79.7 % against 23.11 % in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 56.59 %.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 3.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th and Ukraine ranks 22nd of 31 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Ukraine Difference Ahead
1990s 18.68 % 79.29 % 60.61 % Ukraine
2000s 20.11 % 78.61 % 58.5 % Ukraine
2010s 22.09 % 79.02 % 56.93 % Ukraine
2020s 22.92 % 79.7 % 56.78 % Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Sub-Saharan Africa or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 79.7 % against 23.11 % in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Sub-Saharan Africa and Ukraine?
56.59 %, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Ukraine?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Ukraine rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th and Ukraine ranks 22nd of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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 — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
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.