Ethiopia PDR vs Southern Africa: Country area — Area

Ethiopia PDR
122,190 1000 ha
in 1992
Southern Africa
267,335 1000 ha
in 2024
Ethiopia PDR rank
26th
Southern Africa rank
24th

Country area — Area over time

  • Ethiopia PDR
  • Southern Africa
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922024

How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 267,335 1000 ha against 122,190 1000 ha in Ethiopia PDR, a difference of 145,145 1000 ha.

That makes Southern Africa's figure about 2.2 times Ethiopia PDR's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Southern Africa has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia PDR ranks 26th and Southern Africa ranks 24th of 231 countries.

Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia PDR Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 122,190 1000 ha 267,283 1000 ha 145,093 1000 ha Southern Africa
1970s 122,190 1000 ha 267,283 1000 ha 145,093 1000 ha Southern Africa
1980s 122,190 1000 ha 267,283 1000 ha 145,093 1000 ha Southern Africa
1990s 122,190 1000 ha 267,283 1000 ha 145,093 1000 ha Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, Ethiopia PDR or Southern Africa?
Southern Africa, at 267,335 1000 ha against 122,190 1000 ha in Ethiopia PDR as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area between Ethiopia PDR and Southern Africa?
145,145 1000 ha, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia PDR and Southern Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1992.
How do Ethiopia PDR and Southern Africa rank globally for country area — area?
Ethiopia PDR ranks 26th and Southern Africa ranks 24th of 231 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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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
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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.