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 | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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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 |