Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per 1000
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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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 1,181.9 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 2 | Sudan | 567.16 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 3 | Central African Republic | 503.96 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 4 | Zambia | 482.81 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 5 | Togo | 477.28 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 6 | Namibia | 411.36 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 7 | Mali | 401.97 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Chad | 386.63 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 382.33 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 10 | Cameroon | 346.04 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 11 | Benin | 345.7 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 12 | South Africa | 319.91 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 254.08 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 14 | Gabon | 246.99 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 15 | The Gambia | 233.58 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 16 | Senegal | 230.48 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 17 | Nigeria | 230.1 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 18 | Equatorial Guinea | 228.65 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 19 | Guinea-Bissau | 220.5 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 20 | Mozambique | 218.88 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 21 | Angola | 213.99 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 22 | Ghana | 206.14 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 23 | Botswana | 205.72 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 24 | Malawi | 200.18 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 25 | Cote d'Ivoire | 195.15 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 26 | Uganda | 193.75 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 27 | Lesotho | 173.8 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 28 | Madagascar | 171.06 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 29 | Mauritania | 164.55 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 30 | Swaziland | 163.61 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 31 | Ethiopia | 153.58 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 32 | Comoros | 140.23 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 33 | Kenya | 137.15 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 34 | Burundi | 136.28 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 35 | Rwanda | 131.49 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 36 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 131.44 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 37 | Somalia | 130.01 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 38 | Eritrea | 125.66 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 39 | Liberia | 122.27 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 120.95 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 41 | Guinea | 119.51 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 42 | Tanzania | 108.81 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 43 | Cape Verde | 98.51 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 44 | Mauritius | 80.43 hectares | 2005 | ||
| 45 | Sao Tome and Principe | 54.25 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 46 | Seychelles | 12.08 hectares | 2003 | ||
| 47 | Djibouti | 1.32 hectares | 2003 |
