Australia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Other land — Area

Australia
266,387 1000 ha
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
603,823 1000 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
11th

Other land — Area over time

  • Australia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k199020072024

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 603,823 1000 ha against 266,387 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 337,436 1000 ha.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 2.3 times Australia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 259 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 171,317 1000 ha 559,265 1000 ha 387,948 1000 ha Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 199,142 1000 ha 569,526 1000 ha 370,384 1000 ha Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 245,427 1000 ha 593,651 1000 ha 348,223 1000 ha Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 261,514 1000 ha 602,276 1000 ha 340,762 1000 ha Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other land — area, Australia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 603,823 1000 ha against 266,387 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in other land — area between Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
337,436 1000 ha, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for other land — area?
Australia ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 259 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Other land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
292 places, 9,862 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.