Angola vs Southern Africa: Land area — Area

Angola
124,670 1000 ha
in 2024
Southern Africa
265,067 1000 ha
in 2024
Angola rank
24th
Southern Africa rank
19th

Land area — Area over time

  • Angola
  • Southern Africa
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922024

How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 265,067 1000 ha against 124,670 1000 ha in Angola, a difference of 140,397 1000 ha.

That makes Southern Africa's figure about 2.1 times Angola's.

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

Angola ranks 24th and Southern Africa ranks 19th of 226 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 124,670 1000 ha 265,067 1000 ha 140,397 1000 ha Southern Africa
1970s 124,670 1000 ha 265,067 1000 ha 140,397 1000 ha Southern Africa
1980s 124,670 1000 ha 265,067 1000 ha 140,397 1000 ha Southern Africa
1990s 124,670 1000 ha 265,067 1000 ha 140,397 1000 ha Southern Africa
2000s 124,670 1000 ha 265,067 1000 ha 140,397 1000 ha Southern Africa
2010s 124,670 1000 ha 265,067 1000 ha 140,397 1000 ha Southern Africa
2020s 124,670 1000 ha 265,067 1000 ha 140,397 1000 ha Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, Angola or Southern Africa?
Southern Africa, at 265,067 1000 ha against 124,670 1000 ha in Angola as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area between Angola and Southern Africa?
140,397 1000 ha, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Southern Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Angola and Southern Africa rank globally for land area — area?
Angola ranks 24th and Southern Africa ranks 19th of 226 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,501 data points, 1961–2024
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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.