Mongolia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Land area — Area, per capita

Mongolia
0.0442 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0017 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Mongolia rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st

Land area — Area, per capita over time

  • Mongolia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
00.050.10.15196119922024

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 0.0442 1000 ha per person against 0.0017 1000 ha per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0425 1000 ha per person.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 25.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.

Mongolia ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 190 countries.

Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1372 1000 ha per person 0.0083 1000 ha per person 0.1289 1000 ha per person Mongolia
1970s 0.1058 1000 ha per person 0.0064 1000 ha per person 0.0994 1000 ha per person Mongolia
1980s 0.0816 1000 ha per person 0.0048 1000 ha per person 0.0769 1000 ha per person Mongolia
1990s 0.0697 1000 ha per person 0.0036 1000 ha per person 0.066 1000 ha per person Mongolia
2000s 0.0615 1000 ha per person 0.0028 1000 ha per person 0.0587 1000 ha per person Mongolia
2010s 0.0521 1000 ha per person 0.0022 1000 ha per person 0.05 1000 ha per person Mongolia
2020s 0.0454 1000 ha per person 0.0018 1000 ha per person 0.0436 1000 ha per person Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, per capita, Mongolia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Mongolia, at 0.0442 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 Mongolia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0425 1000 ha per person, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Mongolia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for land area — area, per capita?
Mongolia ranks 2nd 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.