Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Geography > Land use > Other
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DEFINITION:
The percentage share of used land that is not arable or under permanent crops. This includes permanent meadows and pastures, forests and woodlands, built-on areas, roads, barren land, etc.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 99.91% | 2011 | ||
| =2 | Mauritania | 99.55% | 2011 | ||
| =2 | Botswana | 99.55% | 2011 | ||
| 4 | Namibia | 99.02% | 2011 | ||
| 5 | Somalia | 98.23% | 2011 | ||
| 6 | Gabon | 98.15% | 2011 | ||
| 7 | Central African Republic | 96.98% | 2011 | ||
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 96.78% | 2011 | ||
| 9 | Angola | 96.48% | 2011 | ||
| 10 | Chad | 96.16% | 2011 | ||
| 11 | Zambia | 95.44% | 2011 | ||
| 12 | Mali | 94.37% | 2011 | ||
| 13 | Liberia | 94.34% | 2011 | ||
| 14 | Eritrea | 94.12% | 2011 | ||
| 15 | Seychelles | 93.48% | 2011 | ||
| 16 | Mozambique | 93.24% | 2011 | ||
| 17 | Sudan | 93.17% | 2011 | ||
| 18 | Madagascar | 93.02% | 2011 | ||
| 19 | Equatorial Guinea | 92.87% | 2011 | ||
| 20 | South Africa | 89.79% | 2011 | ||
| 21 | Lesotho | 89.72% | 2011 | ||
| 22 | Kenya | 89.4% | 2011 | ||
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 89.2% | 2011 | ||
| 24 | Swaziland | 89.06% | 2011 | ||
| 25 | Niger | 88.16% | 2011 | ||
| 26 | Cape Verde | 87.59% | 2011 | ||
| 27 | Tanzania | 85.96% | 2011 | ||
| 28 | Ethiopia | 85.8% | 2011 | ||
| 29 | Guinea | 85.6% | 2011 | ||
| 30 | Guinea-Bissau | 84.78% | 2011 | ||
| 31 | Cameroon | 84.01% | 2011 | ||
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 82.79% | 2011 | ||
| 33 | Senegal | 80.15% | 2011 | ||
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 78.98% | 2011 | ||
| 35 | Cote d'Ivoire | 77.36% | 2011 | ||
| 36 | Benin | 74.9% | 2011 | ||
| 37 | Malawi | 68.52% | 2011 | ||
| 38 | Ghana | 68.14% | 2011 | ||
| 39 | Uganda | 62.95% | 2011 | ||
| 40 | Mauritius | 59.8% | 2011 | ||
| 41 | The Gambia | 59.73% | 2011 | ||
| 42 | Nigeria | 57.57% | 2011 | ||
| 43 | Burundi | 52.57% | 2011 | ||
| 44 | Togo | 52.1% | 2011 | ||
| 45 | Sao Tome and Principe | 50.31% | 2011 | ||
| 46 | Rwanda | 44.19% | 2011 | ||
| 47 | Comoros | 24.77% | 2011 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Geography > Land use > Other
- French Southern and Antarctic Lands has ranked in the top 2 for land use > other since 1998.
- Moldova has ranked second last for land use > other since 1998.
- 102 of the top 239 countries by land use > other are Christian.
- Paracel Islands has ranked in the top 3 for land use > other since 1998.
- France ranked last for land use > other amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2013.
- Palmyra Atoll has ranked in the top 4 for land use > other since 1998.
- Finland ranked first for land use > other amongst Eurozone in 2011.
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands has ranked in the top 5 for land use > other since 1998.
- Sweden ranked first for land use > other amongst European Union in 2011.
- Iceland ranked first for land use > other amongst NATO countries in 2011.
