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
00.020.040.060.08196119922024

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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Indicator
Land area — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 11,206 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.