Eritrea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita

Eritrea
0.0219 sq. km per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0085 sq. km per person
in 2023
Eritrea rank
19th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
16th

Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita over time

  • Eritrea
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.010.020.030.04196119922023

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.0219 sq. km per person against 0.0085 sq. km per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0134 sq. km per person.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 210 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.036 sq. km per person 0.0137 sq. km per person 0.0223 sq. km per person Eritrea
2000s 0.0294 sq. km per person 0.0113 sq. km per person 0.0181 sq. km per person Eritrea
2010s 0.0245 sq. km per person 0.0101 sq. km per person 0.0145 sq. km per person Eritrea
2020s 0.0225 sq. km per person 0.0088 sq. km per person 0.0137 sq. km per person Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land (sq. km), per capita, Eritrea or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Eritrea, at 0.0219 sq. km per person against 0.0085 sq. km per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land (sq. km), per capita between Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.0134 sq. km per person, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
Eritrea ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
258 places, 16,016 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.