Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares > Per capita
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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. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 1,109.65 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 2 | Central African Republic | 490.27 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 3 | Sudan | 487.72 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 4 | Zambia | 465.85 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 5 | Togo | 430.11 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 6 | Namibia | 410.38 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 7 | Chad | 394.16 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 389.77 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 9 | Cameroon | 378.45 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 10 | Mali | 355.07 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 11 | Benin | 334.64 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 12 | South Africa | 321.85 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 13 | Equatorial Guinea | 270.19 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 250.33 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 15 | Gabon | 242.3 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 16 | Mozambique | 228.32 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 17 | Nigeria | 226.5 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 18 | Senegal | 221.25 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 19 | Angola | 219.31 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 20 | The Gambia | 219.1 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 21 | Botswana | 212.81 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 22 | Guinea-Bissau | 200.83 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 23 | Malawi | 198.56 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 24 | Ghana | 197.29 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 25 | Uganda | 193.53 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 187.46 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 27 | Lesotho | 183.34 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 28 | Mauritania | 168.69 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 29 | Madagascar | 167.37 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 30 | Ethiopia | 161.13 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 31 | Swaziland | 161.01 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 32 | Kenya | 142.06 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 33 | Burundi | 140.69 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 34 | Comoros | 138.97 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 35 | Eritrea | 138.65 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 36 | Rwanda | 137.02 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 37 | Somalia | 135.57 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 38 | Guinea | 126.86 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 39 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 123.55 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 40 | Liberia | 118.54 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 111.35 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 42 | Tanzania | 109.44 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 43 | Cape Verde | 95.11 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 44 | Mauritius | 80.43 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 45 | Sao Tome and Principe | 53.54 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 46 | Seychelles | 12.08 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 | ||
| 47 | Djibouti | 1.31 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2003 |
