Africa vs Belarus: Cropland — Area per capita

Africa
0.21 ha/cap
in 2024
Belarus
0.62 ha/cap
in 2024
Africa rank
14th
Belarus rank
17th

Cropland — Area per capita over time

  • Africa
  • Belarus
0.20.30.40.50.6196119922024

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 0.62 ha/cap against 0.21 ha/cap in Africa, a difference of 0.41 ha/cap.

That makes Belarus's figure about 3.0 times Africa's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Belarus has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 14th and Belarus ranks 17th of 34 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Belarus Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3013 ha/cap 0.6225 ha/cap 0.3213 ha/cap Belarus
2000s 0.265 ha/cap 0.592 ha/cap 0.327 ha/cap Belarus
2010s 0.238 ha/cap 0.608 ha/cap 0.37 ha/cap Belarus
2020s 0.214 ha/cap 0.62 ha/cap 0.406 ha/cap Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Africa or Belarus?
Belarus, at 0.62 ha/cap against 0.21 ha/cap in Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Africa and Belarus?
0.41 ha/cap, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Belarus?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Africa and Belarus rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
Africa ranks 14th and Belarus ranks 17th of 34 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

Indicator
Cropland — Area per capita
Unit
ha/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 15,610 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.