Africa vs Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Africa
- Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
How they compare
Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha currently reports 0.76 ha/cap against 0.21 ha/cap in Africa, a difference of 0.55 ha/cap.
That makes Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha's figure about 3.6 times Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Africa ahead.
Africa ranks 14th and Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha ranks 11th of 29 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 3 and Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5378 ha/cap | 0.3644 ha/cap | 0.1733 ha/cap | Africa |
| 1970s | 0.445 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 0.115 ha/cap | Africa |
| 1980s | 0.354 ha/cap | 0.303 ha/cap | 0.051 ha/cap | Africa |
| 1990s | 0.304 ha/cap | 0.491 ha/cap | 0.187 ha/cap | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha |
| 2000s | 0.265 ha/cap | 0.715 ha/cap | 0.45 ha/cap | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha |
| 2010s | 0.238 ha/cap | 0.736 ha/cap | 0.498 ha/cap | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha |
| 2020s | 0.214 ha/cap | 0.75 ha/cap | 0.536 ha/cap | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Africa or Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha?
- Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha, at 0.76 ha/cap against 0.21 ha/cap in Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Africa and Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha?
- 0.55 ha/cap, with Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Africa ranks 14th and Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha ranks 11th of 29 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. 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.