Algeria vs Sudan (former): Country area — Area

Algeria
238,174 1000 ha
in 2024
Sudan (former)
250,581 1000 ha
in 2011
Algeria rank
14th
Sudan (former) rank
13th

Country area — Area over time

  • Algeria
  • Sudan (former)
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922024

How they compare

Sudan (former) currently reports 250,581 1000 ha against 238,174 1000 ha in Algeria, a difference of 12,407 1000 ha.

That makes Sudan (former)'s figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Sudan (former) has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 14th and Sudan (former) ranks 13th of 248 countries.

Sudan (former) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Sudan (former) Difference Ahead
1960s 238,174 1000 ha 250,581 1000 ha 12,407 1000 ha Sudan (former)
1970s 238,174 1000 ha 250,581 1000 ha 12,407 1000 ha Sudan (former)
1980s 238,174 1000 ha 250,581 1000 ha 12,407 1000 ha Sudan (former)
1990s 238,174 1000 ha 250,581 1000 ha 12,407 1000 ha Sudan (former)
2000s 238,174 1000 ha 250,581 1000 ha 12,407 1000 ha Sudan (former)
2010s 238,174 1000 ha 250,581 1000 ha 12,407 1000 ha Sudan (former)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, Algeria or Sudan (former)?
Sudan (former), at 250,581 1000 ha against 238,174 1000 ha in Algeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in country area — area between Algeria and Sudan (former)?
12,407 1000 ha, with Sudan (former) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sudan (former)?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Algeria and Sudan (former) rank globally for country area — area?
Algeria ranks 14th and Sudan (former) ranks 13th 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.