Africa vs USSR: Cropland — Area
Cropland — Area over time
- Africa
- USSR
How they compare
Africa currently reports 312,792 1000 ha against 228,920 1000 ha in USSR, a difference of 83,872 1000 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.4 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 5th and USSR ranks 2nd of 36 groups.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 172,298 1000 ha | 236,244 1000 ha | 63,946 1000 ha | USSR |
| 1970s | 184,083 1000 ha | 232,450 1000 ha | 48,367 1000 ha | USSR |
| 1980s | 195,516 1000 ha | 231,582 1000 ha | 36,066 1000 ha | USSR |
| 1990s | 206,054 1000 ha | 228,920 1000 ha | 22,866 1000 ha | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, Africa or USSR?
- Africa, at 312,792 1000 ha against 228,920 1000 ha in USSR as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area between Africa and USSR?
- 83,872 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Africa and USSR rank globally for cropland — area?
- Africa ranks 5th and USSR ranks 2nd of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — 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.