Southern Africa vs Uganda: Cropland organic soils — Area
Southern Africa
16,252 ha
in 2024
Uganda
109,306 ha
in 2024
Southern Africa rank
25th
Uganda rank
22nd
Cropland organic soils — Area over time
- Southern Africa
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 109,306 ha against 16,252 ha in Southern Africa, a difference of 93,054 ha.
That makes Uganda's figure about 6.7 times Southern Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Southern Africa ranks 25th and Uganda ranks 22nd of 31 groups.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Southern Africa | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,253 ha | 109,070 ha | 95,817 ha | Uganda |
| 2000s | 15,149 ha | 109,371 ha | 94,222 ha | Uganda |
| 2010s | 15,594 ha | 109,200 ha | 93,606 ha | Uganda |
| 2020s | 16,228 ha | 109,335 ha | 93,107 ha | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland organic soils — area, Southern Africa or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 109,306 ha against 16,252 ha in Southern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland organic soils — area between Southern Africa and Uganda?
- 93,054 ha, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Africa and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Southern Africa and Uganda rank globally for cropland organic soils — area?
- Southern Africa ranks 25th and Uganda ranks 22nd of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.