Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha vs Western Africa: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
- Western Africa
How they compare
Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha currently reports 0.76 ha/cap against 0.27 ha/cap in Western Africa, a difference of 0.49 ha/cap.
That makes Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha's figure about 2.8 times Western Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Western Africa ahead.
Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha ranks 11th and Western Africa ranks 10th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha averaged higher in 4 and Western Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3644 ha/cap | 0.6389 ha/cap | 0.2744 ha/cap | Western Africa |
| 1970s | 0.33 ha/cap | 0.521 ha/cap | 0.191 ha/cap | Western Africa |
| 1980s | 0.303 ha/cap | 0.42 ha/cap | 0.117 ha/cap | Western Africa |
| 1990s | 0.491 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 0.101 ha/cap | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha |
| 2000s | 0.715 ha/cap | 0.351 ha/cap | 0.364 ha/cap | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha |
| 2010s | 0.736 ha/cap | 0.303 ha/cap | 0.433 ha/cap | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha |
| 2020s | 0.75 ha/cap | 0.276 ha/cap | 0.474 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, Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha or Western Africa?
- Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha, at 0.76 ha/cap against 0.27 ha/cap in Western Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha and Western Africa?
- 0.49 ha/cap, with Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha and Western Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha and Western Africa rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha ranks 11th and Western Africa ranks 10th of 216 countries.
- 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.