Chad vs Southern Africa: Country area — Area
Country area — Area over time
- Chad
- Southern Africa
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
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.