Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares
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DEFINITION:
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.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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| 1 | Nigeria | 30.5 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 2 | Sudan | 17 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 3 | South Africa | 14.75 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 4 | Niger | 14.48 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 5 | Ethiopia | 11.06 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.7 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 7 | Cameroon | 5.96 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 8 | Zambia | 5.26 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 9 | Uganda | 5.2 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 4.84 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 11 | Mali | 4.8 million hectares | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Kenya | 4.65 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 13 | Mozambique | 4.35 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 14 | Ghana | 4.18 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 15 | Tanzania | 4 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 16 | Chad | 3.6 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| =17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.3 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| =17 | Angola | 3.3 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 3.22 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 20 | Madagascar | 2.95 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 21 | Benin | 2.65 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 22 | Togo | 2.51 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 23 | Senegal | 2.46 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 24 | Malawi | 2.45 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 25 | Central African Republic | 1.93 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 26 | Rwanda | 1.2 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 27 | Guinea | 1.1 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 28 | Somalia | 1.04 million hectares | 2003 | ||
| 29 | Burundi | 990,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 30 | Namibia | 815,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 570,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 32 | Eritrea | 562,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 33 | Mauritania | 488,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 34 | Liberia | 382,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 35 | Botswana | 377,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 36 | Lesotho | 330,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 37 | Gabon | 325,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 38 | The Gambia | 315,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 39 | Guinea-Bissau | 300,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 40 | Swaziland | 178,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 41 | Equatorial Guinea | 130,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 42 | Mauritius | 100,000 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 43 | Comoros | 80,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 44 | Cape Verde | 46,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 45 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| =46 | Seychelles | 1,000 hectares | 2003 | ||
| =46 | Djibouti | 1,000 hectares | 2003 |
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Interesting observations about Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares
- United States has had the highest arable land > hectares since 1961.
- Russia ranked first for arable land > hectares amongst Europe in 2005.
- Singapore has ranked last for arable land > hectares since 1989.
- France ranked first for arable land > hectares amongst European Union in 2005.
- Canada ranked first for arable land > hectares amongst NATO countries in 2003.
- India has ranked #2 in arable land > hectares since 1961.
- Australia ranked second for arable land > hectares amongst High income OECD countries in 2005.
- China ranked third for arable land > hectares amongst Cold countries in 2003.
- Spain ranked second for arable land > hectares amongst Eurozone in 2005.
- Japan ranked last for arable land > hectares amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2005.
