Sub-Saharan Africa vs Tuvalu: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Tuvalu
0.0867 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Tuvalu rank
1st
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 0.0867 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0758 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 7.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd and Tuvalu ranks 1st of 2 groups.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0598 1000 ha per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0594 1000 ha per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0589 1000 ha per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0582 1000 ha per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0587 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.06 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0498 1000 ha per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0559 1000 ha per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, per square kilometre, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 0.0867 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cropland — area, per square kilometre between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tuvalu?
- 0.0758 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tuvalu?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Tuvalu rank globally for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd and Tuvalu ranks 1st of 2 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.