Ethiopia vs Southern Africa: Land area — Area
Land area — Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Southern Africa currently reports 265,067 1000 ha against 112,213 1000 ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 152,854 1000 ha.
That makes Southern Africa's figure about 2.4 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Southern Africa has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 27th and Southern Africa ranks 19th of 226 countries.
Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100,000 1000 ha | 265,067 1000 ha | 165,067 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 107,378 1000 ha | 265,067 1000 ha | 157,690 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 112,292 1000 ha | 265,067 1000 ha | 152,775 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 112,243 1000 ha | 265,067 1000 ha | 152,824 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, Ethiopia or Southern Africa?
- Southern Africa, at 265,067 1000 ha against 112,213 1000 ha in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area — area between Ethiopia and Southern Africa?
- 152,854 1000 ha, with Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Southern Africa?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Southern Africa rank globally for land area — area?
- Ethiopia ranks 27th 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
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.