Namibia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Land area — Area, per capita
Namibia
0.0272 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0017 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Namibia rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st
Land area — Area, per capita over time
- Namibia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.0272 1000 ha per person against 0.0017 1000 ha per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0255 1000 ha per person.
That makes Namibia's figure about 15.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 190 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1244 1000 ha per person | 0.0083 1000 ha per person | 0.1162 1000 ha per person | Namibia |
| 1970s | 0.0957 1000 ha per person | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | 0.0893 1000 ha per person | Namibia |
| 1980s | 0.0755 1000 ha per person | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | 0.0707 1000 ha per person | Namibia |
| 1990s | 0.0526 1000 ha per person | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | 0.049 1000 ha per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.0422 1000 ha per person | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | 0.0394 1000 ha per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.0351 1000 ha per person | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | 0.033 1000 ha per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.0286 1000 ha per person | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | 0.0268 1000 ha per person | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, per capita, Namibia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Namibia, at 0.0272 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 Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0255 1000 ha per person, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for land area — area, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 4th 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.