Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria vs Uganda: Arable and permanent cropland

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
177.13 million hectares
in 2011
Uganda
8.95 million hectares
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank
5th
Uganda rank
8th

Arable and permanent cropland over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria currently reports 177.13 million hectares against 8.95 million hectares in Uganda, a difference of 168.18 million hectares.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's figure about 19.8 times Uganda's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th and Uganda ranks 8th of 6 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 110.09 million hectares 4.64 million hectares 105.45 million hectares Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
1970s 118.55 million hectares 5.33 million hectares 113.22 million hectares Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
1980s 125.95 million hectares 6.35 million hectares 119.59 million hectares Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
1990s 139.65 million hectares 7.01 million hectares 132.64 million hectares Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2000s 159.67 million hectares 8.11 million hectares 151.56 million hectares Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2010s 176.51 million hectares 8.95 million hectares 167.56 million hectares Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria or Uganda?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, at 177.13 million hectares against 8.95 million hectares in Uganda as of 2011.
What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria and Uganda?
168.18 million hectares, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria and Uganda?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for arable and permanent cropland?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th and Uganda ranks 8th of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable and permanent cropland (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 2,926 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

This land category is the sum of areas under “Arable land” and "Permanent crops”. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under