Somalia vs South Sudan: Land used for agriculture
Somalia
41.38 million
in 2010
South Sudan
45.39 million
in 2010
Somalia rank
19th
South Sudan rank
18th
Land used for agriculture over time
- Somalia
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 45.39 million against 41.38 million in Somalia, a difference of 4.01 million.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was South Sudan ahead.
Somalia ranks 19th and South Sudan ranks 18th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and South Sudan in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 4.21 million | 5.21 million | 1.01 million | South Sudan |
| 1790s | 4.54 million | 5.58 million | 1.04 million | South Sudan |
| 1800s | 4.90 million | 5.98 million | 1.08 million | South Sudan |
| 1810s | 5.28 million | 6.40 million | 1.12 million | South Sudan |
| 1820s | 5.71 million | 7.13 million | 1.42 million | South Sudan |
| 1830s | 6.48 million | 7.95 million | 1.47 million | South Sudan |
| 1840s | 7.24 million | 8.87 million | 1.63 million | South Sudan |
| 1850s | 8.08 million | 9.88 million | 1.80 million | South Sudan |
| 1860s | 9.02 million | 11.02 million | 2.00 million | South Sudan |
| 1870s | 10.15 million | 12.40 million | 2.25 million | South Sudan |
| 1880s | 11.43 million | 13.96 million | 2.52 million | South Sudan |
| 1890s | 12.87 million | 15.71 million | 2.84 million | South Sudan |
| 1900s | 14.49 million | 17.67 million | 3.19 million | South Sudan |
| 1910s | 16.28 million | 19.89 million | 3.61 million | South Sudan |
| 1920s | 19.11 million | 22.40 million | 3.29 million | South Sudan |
| 1930s | 22.44 million | 23.80 million | 1.36 million | South Sudan |
| 1940s | 26.35 million | 26.83 million | 472,700 | South Sudan |
| 1950s | 30.97 million | 30.27 million | 696,900 | Somalia |
| 1960s | 41.02 million | 40.51 million | 510,700 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 41.07 million | 40.53 million | 543,100 | Somalia |
| 1980s | 41.12 million | 38.15 million | 2.96 million | Somalia |
| 1990s | 41.12 million | 42.52 million | 1.40 million | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 41.16 million | 44.62 million | 3.46 million | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 41.38 million | 45.39 million | 4.01 million | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land used for agriculture, Somalia or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 45.39 million against 41.38 million in Somalia as of 2010.
- What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Somalia and South Sudan?
- 4.01 million, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Somalia and South Sudan rank globally for land used for agriculture?
- Somalia ranks 19th and South Sudan ranks 18th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Land used for agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land use is the sum of croplands and pasture β land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.