USSR vs Western Africa: Cropland — Area per capita

USSR
0.78 ha/cap
in 1991
Western Africa
0.27 ha/cap
in 2024
USSR rank
9th
Western Africa rank
12th

Cropland — Area per capita over time

  • USSR
  • Western Africa
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How they compare

USSR currently reports 0.78 ha/cap against 0.27 ha/cap in Western Africa, a difference of 0.51 ha/cap.

That makes USSR's figure about 2.9 times Western Africa's.

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

USSR ranks 9th and Western Africa ranks 12th of 211 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade USSR Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1.03 ha/cap 0.6389 ha/cap 0.3922 ha/cap USSR
1970s 0.921 ha/cap 0.521 ha/cap 0.4 ha/cap USSR
1980s 0.838 ha/cap 0.42 ha/cap 0.418 ha/cap USSR
1990s 0.785 ha/cap 0.39 ha/cap 0.395 ha/cap USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area per capita, USSR or Western Africa?
USSR, at 0.78 ha/cap against 0.27 ha/cap in Western Africa as of 1991.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between USSR and Western Africa?
0.51 ha/cap, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and Western Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do USSR and Western Africa rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
USSR ranks 9th and Western Africa ranks 12th of 211 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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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.