Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Africa or USSR?

USSR, at 0.78 ha/cap against 0.21 ha/cap in Africa as of 1991.

How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

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.

Africa vs USSR: Cropland — Area per capita

Africa

0.21 ha/cap

in 2024

USSR

0.78 ha/cap

in 1991

Africa rank

13th

USSR rank

11th

Cropland — Area per capita over time

Africa
USSR

How they compare

USSR currently reports 0.78 ha/cap against 0.21 ha/cap in Africa, a difference of 0.57 ha/cap.

That makes USSR's figure about 3.7 times Africa's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 13th and USSR ranks 11th of 30 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	0.5378 ha/cap	1.03 ha/cap	0.4933 ha/cap	USSR
1970s	0.445 ha/cap	0.921 ha/cap	0.476 ha/cap	USSR
1980s	0.354 ha/cap	0.838 ha/cap	0.484 ha/cap	USSR
1990s	0.315 ha/cap	0.785 ha/cap	0.47 ha/cap	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Africa or USSR?: USSR, at 0.78 ha/cap against 0.21 ha/cap in Africa as of 1991.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Africa and USSR?: 0.57 ha/cap, with USSR 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 per capita?: Africa ranks 13th and USSR ranks 11th of 30 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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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: 280 places, 16,444 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.