Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Agriculture > Agricultural land > Sq. km

DEFINITION: Agricultural land (sq. km). Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. 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 market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Sudan	1.09 million sq. km	2011
2	South Africa	963,740 sq. km	2011
3	Nigeria	762,000 sq. km	2011
4	Angola	583,900 sq. km	2011
5	Chad	499,320 sq. km	2011
6	Mozambique	494,000 sq. km	2011
7	Somalia	441,290 sq. km	2011
8	Niger	437,820 sq. km	2011
9	Mali	416,210 sq. km	2011
10	Madagascar	413,950 sq. km	2011
11	Mauritania	397,110 sq. km	2011
12	Namibia	388,090 sq. km	2011
13	Tanzania	373,000 sq. km	2011
14	Ethiopia	356,830 sq. km	2011
15	South Sudan	285,332 sq. km	2011
16	Kenya	274,500 sq. km	2011
17	Botswana	258,610 sq. km	2011
18	Democratic Republic of the Congo	257,550 sq. km	2011
19	Zambia	234,350 sq. km	2011
20	Cote d'Ivoire	205,000 sq. km	2011
21	Zimbabwe	163,200 sq. km	2011
22	Ghana	159,000 sq. km	2011
23	Guinea	142,400 sq. km	2011
24	Uganda	140,620 sq. km	2011
25	Burkina Faso	117,650 sq. km	2011
26	Republic of the Congo	105,600 sq. km	2011
27	Cameroon	96,000 sq. km	2011
28	Senegal	95,050 sq. km	2011
29	Eritrea	75,920 sq. km	2011
30	Malawi	55,800 sq. km	2011
31	Gabon	51,600 sq. km	2011
32	Central African Republic	50,800 sq. km	2011
33	Togo	37,200 sq. km	2011
34	Sierra Leone	34,350 sq. km	2011
35	Benin	34,300 sq. km	2011
36	Liberia	26,300 sq. km	2011
37	Lesotho	23,120 sq. km	2011
38	Burundi	22,200 sq. km	2011
39	Rwanda	19,200 sq. km	2011
40	Djibouti	17,020 sq. km	2011
41	Guinea-Bissau	16,300 sq. km	2011
42	Swaziland	12,220 sq. km	2011
43	The Gambia	6,150 sq. km	2011
44	Equatorial Guinea	3,040 sq. km	2011
45	Comoros	1,550 sq. km	2011
46	Mauritius	890 sq. km	2011
47	Cape Verde	750 sq. km	2011
48	Sao Tome and Principe	487 sq. km	2011
49	Seychelles	30 sq. km	2011

Citation

"Countries Compared by Agriculture > Agricultural land > Sq. km. International Statistics at NationMaster.com", Food and Agriculture Organization. Aggregates compiled by NationMaster. Retrieved from http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/group-stats/Sub--Saharan-Africa/Agriculture/Agricultural-land/Sq.-km

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