Chad vs Southern Africa: Country area — Area

Chad
128,400 1000 ha
in 2024
Southern Africa
267,335 1000 ha
in 2024
Chad rank
24th
Southern Africa rank
27th

Country area — Area over time

  • Chad
  • Southern Africa
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922024

How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 267,335 1000 ha against 128,400 1000 ha in Chad, a difference of 138,935 1000 ha.

That makes Southern Africa's figure about 2.1 times Chad's.

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

Chad ranks 24th and Southern Africa ranks 27th of 248 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 128,400 1000 ha 267,283 1000 ha 138,883 1000 ha Southern Africa
1970s 128,400 1000 ha 267,283 1000 ha 138,883 1000 ha Southern Africa
1980s 128,400 1000 ha 267,283 1000 ha 138,883 1000 ha Southern Africa
1990s 128,400 1000 ha 267,283 1000 ha 138,883 1000 ha Southern Africa
2000s 128,400 1000 ha 267,283 1000 ha 138,883 1000 ha Southern Africa
2010s 128,400 1000 ha 267,283 1000 ha 138,883 1000 ha Southern Africa
2020s 128,400 1000 ha 267,294 1000 ha 138,894 1000 ha Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, Chad or Southern Africa?
Southern Africa, at 267,335 1000 ha against 128,400 1000 ha in Chad as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area between Chad and Southern Africa?
138,935 1000 ha, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Southern Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Chad and Southern Africa rank globally for country area — area?
Chad ranks 24th and Southern Africa ranks 27th 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.