Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate was 0.17 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — area, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0.17 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.4% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 3.5 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -1.69 % change on previous year, in 1993.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -0.0033 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0.096 % change on previous year | -3000.1% |
| 1964 | -0.0132 % change on previous year | -113.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0022 % change on previous year | -116.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0442 % change on previous year | +1905.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0107 % change on previous year | -75.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1703 % change on previous year | +1498.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0976 % change on previous year | -42.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0252 % change on previous year | -74.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2275 % change on previous year | +804.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0866 % change on previous year | -61.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0432 % change on previous year | -50.1% |
| 1974 | -0.0282 % change on previous year | -165.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1559 % change on previous year | -652.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0876 % change on previous year | -43.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0585 % change on previous year | -33.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1894 % change on previous year | +223.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0708 % change on previous year | -62.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1338 % change on previous year | +88.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1488 % change on previous year | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1084 % change on previous year | -27.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1638 % change on previous year | +51.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1112 % change on previous year | -32.1% |
| 1985 | 0.386 % change on previous year | +247.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2176 % change on previous year | -43.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0296 % change on previous year | -86.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2102 % change on previous year | +609.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1415 % change on previous year | -32.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3086 % change on previous year | +118.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3345 % change on previous year | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4434 % change on previous year | +32.5% |
| 1993 | -1.69 % change on previous year | -481.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3766 % change on previous year | -122.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7599 % change on previous year | +101.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4015 % change on previous year | -47.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3267 % change on previous year | -18.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2939 % change on previous year | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5498 % change on previous year | +87.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3592 % change on previous year | -34.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3141 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2309 % change on previous year | -26.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4858 % change on previous year | +110.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3416 % change on previous year | -29.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8301 % change on previous year | +143.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1688 % change on previous year | -79.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3954 % change on previous year | +134.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3226 % change on previous year | -18.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2966 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9824 % change on previous year | +231.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2312 % change on previous year | -76.5% |
| 2012 | 3.5 % change on previous year | +1414.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4145 % change on previous year | -88.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4251 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.546 % change on previous year | +28.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2432 % change on previous year | -55.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4478 % change on previous year | +84.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4741 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 2019 | -0.0366 % change on previous year | -107.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2159 % change on previous year | -690.2% |
| 2021 | 0.263 % change on previous year | +21.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2927 % change on previous year | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1436 % change on previous year | -50.9% |
| 2024 | 0.17 % change on previous year | +18.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +3000.1% | -0.0033 % change on previous year | 0.096 % change on previous year |
| 1966 | +1905.5% | 0.0022 % change on previous year | 0.0442 % change on previous year |
| 1968 | +1498.7% | 0.0107 % change on previous year | 0.1703 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +1414.9% | 0.2312 % change on previous year | 3.5 % change on previous year |
| 1971 | +804.1% | 0.0252 % change on previous year | 0.2275 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | +690.2% | -0.0366 % change on previous year | 0.2159 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0506 % change on previous year | -0.0132 % change on previous year | 0.1703 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0917 % change on previous year | -0.0282 % change on previous year | 0.2275 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1651 % change on previous year | 0.0296 % change on previous year | 0.386 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2104 % change on previous year | -1.69 % change on previous year | 0.7599 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3745 % change on previous year | 0.1688 % change on previous year | 0.8301 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7231 % change on previous year | -0.0366 % change on previous year | 3.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.217 % change on previous year | 0.1436 % change on previous year | 0.2927 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 4 Italy 5.1 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Andorra 4.54 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Guinea-Bissau 3.42 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.19 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Côte d'Ivoire 2.99 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Egypt 2.7 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Central African Republic 2.67 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Agricultural land — area, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.17 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.69 % change on previous year in 1993.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for agricultural land — area, annual growth rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.