Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Other land — Area
Other land — Area over time
- Egypt
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 603,823 1000 ha against 95,312 1000 ha in Egypt, a difference of 508,511 1000 ha.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 6.3 times Egypt's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 223 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96,465 1000 ha | 559,265 1000 ha | 462,800 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 96,065 1000 ha | 569,526 1000 ha | 473,462 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 95,783 1000 ha | 593,651 1000 ha | 497,868 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 95,459 1000 ha | 602,276 1000 ha | 506,817 1000 ha | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other land — area, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 603,823 1000 ha against 95,312 1000 ha in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other land — area between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 508,511 1000 ha, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for other land — area?
- Egypt ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 223 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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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.