Australia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Land area — Area, per capita
Australia
0.0283 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0017 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Australia rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st
Land area — Area, per capita over time
- Australia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0283 1000 ha per person against 0.0017 1000 ha per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0266 1000 ha per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 16.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 190 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0677 1000 ha per person | 0.0083 1000 ha per person | 0.0594 1000 ha per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.0563 1000 ha per person | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | 0.0499 1000 ha per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.049 1000 ha per person | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | 0.0442 1000 ha per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.0429 1000 ha per person | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | 0.0392 1000 ha per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0381 1000 ha per person | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | 0.0353 1000 ha per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0325 1000 ha per person | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | 0.0304 1000 ha per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0293 1000 ha per person | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | 0.0275 1000 ha per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, per capita, Australia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Australia, at 0.0283 1000 ha per person against 0.0017 1000 ha per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0266 1000 ha per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for land area — area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area — 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
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.