Angola vs Chad: Arable land

Angola
5.38 million hectares
in 2023
Chad
5.30 million hectares
in 2023
Angola rank
47th
Chad rank
48th

Arable land over time

  • Angola
  • Chad
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

Angola currently reports 5.38 million hectares against 5.30 million hectares in Chad, a difference of 85,000 hectares.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chad ahead.

Angola ranks 47th and Chad ranks 48th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Chad in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Chad Difference Ahead
1960s 2.78 million hectares 2.90 million hectares 119,222 hectares Chad
1970s 2.90 million hectares 3.00 million hectares 98,500 hectares Chad
1980s 2.90 million hectares 3.16 million hectares 257,700 hectares Chad
1990s 2.98 million hectares 3.43 million hectares 446,700 hectares Chad
2000s 3.31 million hectares 3.82 million hectares 510,000 hectares Chad
2010s 5.00 million hectares 4.97 million hectares 20,700 hectares Angola
2020s 5.36 million hectares 5.30 million hectares 64,500 hectares Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Angola or Chad?
Angola, at 5.38 million hectares against 5.30 million hectares in Chad as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Angola and Chad?
85,000 hectares, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Chad?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Angola and Chad rank globally for arable land?
Angola ranks 47th and Chad ranks 48th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (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 land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) 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 market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.