Ethiopia vs Southern Africa: Country area — Area
Country area — Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Southern Africa currently reports 267,335 1000 ha against 112,982 1000 ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 154,353 1000 ha.
That makes Southern Africa's figure about 2.4 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Southern Africa has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 29th 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 | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 110,430 1000 ha | 267,283 1000 ha | 156,853 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 111,961 1000 ha | 267,283 1000 ha | 155,322 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 112,982 1000 ha | 267,283 1000 ha | 154,301 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 112,982 1000 ha | 267,294 1000 ha | 154,312 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country area — area, Ethiopia or Southern Africa?
- Southern Africa, at 267,335 1000 ha against 112,982 1000 ha in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in country area — area between Ethiopia and Southern Africa?
- 154,353 1000 ha, with Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Southern Africa?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Southern Africa rank globally for country area — area?
- Ethiopia ranks 29th 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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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.