Afghanistan vs Somalia: Country area — Area

Afghanistan
65,287 1000 ha
in 2024
Somalia
63,766 1000 ha
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
44th
Somalia rank
46th

Country area — Area over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 65,287 1000 ha against 63,766 1000 ha in Somalia, a difference of 1,521 1000 ha.

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

Afghanistan ranks 44th and Somalia ranks 46th of 248 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 65,286 1000 ha 63,766 1000 ha 1,520 1000 ha Afghanistan
1970s 65,286 1000 ha 63,766 1000 ha 1,520 1000 ha Afghanistan
1980s 65,286 1000 ha 63,766 1000 ha 1,520 1000 ha Afghanistan
1990s 65,286 1000 ha 63,766 1000 ha 1,520 1000 ha Afghanistan
2000s 65,286 1000 ha 63,766 1000 ha 1,520 1000 ha Afghanistan
2010s 65,286 1000 ha 63,766 1000 ha 1,520 1000 ha Afghanistan
2020s 65,286 1000 ha 63,766 1000 ha 1,521 1000 ha Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, Afghanistan or Somalia?
Afghanistan, at 65,287 1000 ha against 63,766 1000 ha in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area between Afghanistan and Somalia?
1,521 1000 ha, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for country area — area?
Afghanistan ranks 44th and Somalia ranks 46th of 248 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Country area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Country area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,500 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.