Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Geography > Land use > Arable land
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DEFINITION:
The percentage of used land that is arable. Arable land is land cultivated for crops that are replanted after each harvest like wheat, maize, and rice.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 46.32% | 2013 | ||
| 2 | Togo | 44.2% | 2013 | ||
| 3 | Comoros | 44.06% | 2013 | ||
| 4 | The Gambia | 39.82% | 2013 | ||
| 5 | Nigeria | 38.97% | 2013 | ||
| 6 | Mauritius | 38.24% | 2013 | ||
| 7 | Burundi | 33.06% | 2013 | ||
| 8 | Malawi | 30.38% | 2013 | ||
| 9 | Uganda | 27.94% | 2013 | ||
| 10 | Benin | 22.48% | 2013 | ||
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 20.79% | 2013 | ||
| 12 | Ghana | 20.12% | 2013 | ||
| 13 | Senegal | 19.57% | 2013 | ||
| 14 | Sierra Leone | 15.33% | 2013 | ||
| 15 | Ethiopia | 13.19% | 2013 | ||
| 16 | Cameroon | 13.04% | 2013 | ||
| 17 | Tanzania | 12.25% | 2013 | ||
| 18 | Niger | 11.79% | 2013 | ||
| 19 | Cape Verde | 11.66% | 2013 | ||
| 20 | Guinea | 11.59% | 2013 | ||
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 10.49% | 2013 | ||
| 22 | Lesotho | 10.14% | 2013 | ||
| 23 | Swaziland | 10.08% | 2013 | ||
| 24 | South Africa | 9.87% | 2013 | ||
| 25 | Kenya | 9.48% | 2013 | ||
| 26 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.06% | 2013 | ||
| 27 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.99% | 2013 | ||
| 28 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.3% | 2013 | ||
| 29 | Sudan | 6.76% | 2013 | ||
| 30 | Mozambique | 6.51% | 2013 | ||
| 31 | Madagascar | 5.96% | 2013 | ||
| 32 | Eritrea | 5.87% | 2013 | ||
| 33 | Mali | 5.53% | 2013 | ||
| 34 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.63% | 2013 | ||
| 35 | Zambia | 4.52% | 2013 | ||
| 36 | Liberia | 4.04% | 2013 | ||
| 37 | Chad | 3.82% | 2013 | ||
| 38 | Angola | 3.29% | 2013 | ||
| 39 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.9% | 2013 | ||
| 40 | Central African Republic | 2.89% | 2013 | ||
| 41 | Seychelles | 2.17% | 2013 | ||
| 42 | Somalia | 1.73% | 2013 | ||
| 43 | Gabon | 1.21% | 2013 | ||
| 44 | Namibia | 0.97% | 2013 | ||
| 45 | Botswana | 0.45% | 2013 | ||
| 46 | Mauritania | 0.44% | 2013 | ||
| 47 | Djibouti | 0.09% | 2013 |
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Interesting observations about Geography > Land use > Arable land
- Bangladesh ranked first for land use > arable land amongst Hot countries in 2013.
- Denmark ranked first for land use > arable land amongst Christian countries in 2013.
- Ukraine ranked second for land use > arable land globally in 2013.
- Haiti ranked first for land use > arable land amongst Catholic countries in 2013.
- India ranked second for land use > arable land amongst Former British colonies in 2013.
- Thailand ranked first for land use > arable land amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2013.
- Hungary ranked first for land use > arable land amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2013.
- Argentina ranked first for land use > arable land amongst Sparsely populated countries in 2013.
- Rwanda ranked first for land use > arable land amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2013.
- Moldova ranked first for land use > arable land amongst Landlocked countries in 2013.
- France ranked first for land use > arable land amongst Eurozone in 2013.
