Australia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Country area — Area
Country area — Area over time
- Australia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 2.25 million 1000 ha against 774,122 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 1.47 million 1000 ha.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 2.9 times Australia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 226 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 774,122 1000 ha | 2.18 million 1000 ha | 1.40 million 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 774,122 1000 ha | 2.18 million 1000 ha | 1.40 million 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 774,122 1000 ha | 2.18 million 1000 ha | 1.40 million 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 774,122 1000 ha | 2.18 million 1000 ha | 1.40 million 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 774,122 1000 ha | 2.18 million 1000 ha | 1.41 million 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 774,122 1000 ha | 2.23 million 1000 ha | 1.46 million 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 774,122 1000 ha | 2.25 million 1000 ha | 1.47 million 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country area — area, Australia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 2.25 million 1000 ha against 774,122 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in country area — area between Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 1.47 million 1000 ha, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for country area — area?
- Australia ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 226 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
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.