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Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Geography > Land use > Other

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 DjiboutiDjibouti 99.91% 2011
=2 MauritaniaMauritania 99.55% 2011
=2 BotswanaBotswana 99.55% 2011
4 NamibiaNamibia 99.02% 2011
5 SomaliaSomalia 98.23% 2011
6 GabonGabon 98.15% 2011
7 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 96.98% 2011
8 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 96.78% 2011
9 AngolaAngola 96.48% 2011
10 ChadChad 96.16% 2011
11 ZambiaZambia 95.44% 2011
12 MaliMali 94.37% 2011
13 LiberiaLiberia 94.34% 2011
14 EritreaEritrea 94.12% 2011
15 SeychellesSeychelles 93.48% 2011
16 MozambiqueMozambique 93.24% 2011
17 SudanSudan 93.17% 2011
18 MadagascarMadagascar 93.02% 2011
19 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 92.87% 2011
20 South AfricaSouth Africa 89.79% 2011
21 LesothoLesotho 89.72% 2011
22 KenyaKenya 89.4% 2011
23 ZimbabweZimbabwe 89.2% 2011
24 SwazilandSwaziland 89.06% 2011
25 NigerNiger 88.16% 2011
26 Cape VerdeCape Verde 87.59% 2011
27 TanzaniaTanzania 85.96% 2011
28 EthiopiaEthiopia 85.8% 2011
29 GuineaGuinea 85.6% 2011
30 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 84.78% 2011
31 CameroonCameroon 84.01% 2011
32 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 82.79% 2011
33 SenegalSenegal 80.15% 2011
34 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 78.98% 2011
35 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 77.36% 2011
36 BeninBenin 74.9% 2011
37 MalawiMalawi 68.52% 2011
38 GhanaGhana 68.14% 2011
39 UgandaUganda 62.95% 2011
40 MauritiusMauritius 59.8% 2011
41 The GambiaThe Gambia 59.73% 2011
42 NigeriaNigeria 57.57% 2011
43 BurundiBurundi 52.57% 2011
44 TogoTogo 52.1% 2011
45 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 50.31% 2011
46 RwandaRwanda 44.19% 2011
47 ComorosComoros 24.77% 2011

Citation

Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Geography > Land use > Other

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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.
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