Romania vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Cropland — Share in Land area
Cropland — Share in Land area over time
- Romania
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Romania currently reports 38.19 % against 11.92 % in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 26.27 %.
That makes Romania's figure about 3.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th of 217 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.57 % | 6.49 % | 39.08 % | Romania |
| 1970s | 45.57 % | 6.92 % | 38.65 % | Romania |
| 1980s | 45.76 % | 7.4 % | 38.36 % | Romania |
| 1990s | 43.25 % | 8.3 % | 34.95 % | Romania |
| 2000s | 41.45 % | 9.4 % | 32.05 % | Romania |
| 2010s | 40.14 % | 10.87 % | 29.27 % | Romania |
| 2020s | 38.32 % | 11.75 % | 26.56 % | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — share in land area, Romania or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Romania, at 38.19 % against 11.92 % in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — share in land area between Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 26.27 %, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for cropland — share in land area?
- Romania ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Share in Land area. 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.