Africa vs OECD: Permanent crops — Area
Permanent crops — Area over time
- Africa
- OECD
How they compare
Africa currently reports 45,962 1000 ha against 24,537 1000 ha in OECD, a difference of 21,425 1000 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.9 times OECD's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was OECD ahead.
Africa ranks 4th and OECD ranks 2nd of 36 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 5 and OECD in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,917 1000 ha | 18,776 1000 ha | 2,859 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1970s | 18,458 1000 ha | 20,010 1000 ha | 1,553 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1980s | 21,563 1000 ha | 20,677 1000 ha | 885.91 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1990s | 24,854 1000 ha | 20,603 1000 ha | 4,251 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 29,508 1000 ha | 21,125 1000 ha | 8,383 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 37,403 1000 ha | 21,796 1000 ha | 15,607 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 44,854 1000 ha | 24,221 1000 ha | 20,633 1000 ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent crops — area, Africa or OECD?
- Africa, at 45,962 1000 ha against 24,537 1000 ha in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent crops — area between Africa and OECD?
- 21,425 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and OECD?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and OECD rank globally for permanent crops — area?
- Africa ranks 4th and OECD ranks 2nd of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent crops — 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.