Canada vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Country area — Area, per capita

Canada
0.0379 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0017 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Canada rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st

Country area — Area, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
00.020.040.060.08196119922024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.0379 1000 ha per person against 0.0017 1000 ha per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0362 1000 ha per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 21.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Canada ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0797 1000 ha per person 0.0085 1000 ha per person 0.0712 1000 ha per person Canada
1970s 0.0683 1000 ha per person 0.0066 1000 ha per person 0.0618 1000 ha per person Canada
1980s 0.0607 1000 ha per person 0.0049 1000 ha per person 0.0558 1000 ha per person Canada
1990s 0.0538 1000 ha per person 0.0037 1000 ha per person 0.05 1000 ha per person Canada
2000s 0.0487 1000 ha per person 0.0028 1000 ha per person 0.0459 1000 ha per person Canada
2010s 0.0439 1000 ha per person 0.0022 1000 ha per person 0.0417 1000 ha per person Canada
2020s 0.0398 1000 ha per person 0.0018 1000 ha per person 0.038 1000 ha per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per capita, Canada or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Canada, at 0.0379 1000 ha per person against 0.0017 1000 ha per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0362 1000 ha per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for country area — area, per capita?
Canada ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Country area — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 11,205 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.