Which has higher land area — area, Sub-Saharan Africa or United States?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 2.20 million 1000 ha against 914,742 1000 ha in United States as of 2024.

What is the difference in land area — area between Sub-Saharan Africa and United States?

1.29 million 1000 ha, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United States?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs United States: Land area — Area

Sub-Saharan Africa

2.20 million 1000 ha

in 2024

United States

914,742 1000 ha

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

7th

United States rank

7th

Land area — Area over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
United States

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 2.20 million 1000 ha against 914,742 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 1.29 million 1000 ha.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 2.4 times United States's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th and United States ranks 7th of 32 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.13 million 1000 ha	915,896 1000 ha	1.21 million 1000 ha	Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s	2.13 million 1000 ha	915,896 1000 ha	1.21 million 1000 ha	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	2.13 million 1000 ha	915,896 1000 ha	1.21 million 1000 ha	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	2.13 million 1000 ha	915,896 1000 ha	1.21 million 1000 ha	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	2.14 million 1000 ha	915,902 1000 ha	1.22 million 1000 ha	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	2.19 million 1000 ha	914,742 1000 ha	1.28 million 1000 ha	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	2.20 million 1000 ha	914,742 1000 ha	1.29 million 1000 ha	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, Sub-Saharan Africa or United States?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 2.20 million 1000 ha against 914,742 1000 ha in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area between Sub-Saharan Africa and United States?: 1.29 million 1000 ha, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United States?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United States rank globally for land area — area?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th and United States ranks 7th of 32 groups.
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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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: 300 places, 17,413 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.