Agricultural land — Area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Agricultural land — Area was 342,789 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 342,789 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Eastern Africa peaked at 342,789 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 273,992 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Eastern Africa 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 273,992 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 274,762 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 276,264 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 277,020 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 277,733 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 278,011 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 278,269 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 278,683 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 279,429 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 280,517 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 282,359 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 283,014 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 283,420 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 283,856 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 284,869 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 285,196 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 285,616 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 286,661 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 286,436 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 286,504 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 287,828 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 288,051 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 288,600 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 288,622 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 290,699 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 291,109 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 290,958 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 291,257 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 291,997 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 291,146 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 292,022 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 292,794 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 275,420 1000 ha | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 276,532 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 277,595 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 278,052 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 279,696 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 281,172 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 283,527 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 285,600 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 287,434 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 287,885 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 290,251 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 293,025 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 294,601 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 296,925 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 298,508 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 299,537 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 301,143 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 302,315 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 303,976 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 333,381 1000 ha | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 334,432 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 335,436 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 336,487 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 337,668 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 338,781 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 339,967 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 340,992 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 341,685 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 342,225 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 342,594 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 342,783 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 342,789 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 277,129 1000 ha | 273,992 1000 ha | 279,429 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 284,194 1000 ha | 280,517 1000 ha | 286,661 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 289,562 1000 ha | 286,504 1000 ha | 291,997 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 282,796 1000 ha | 275,420 1000 ha | 292,794 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 293,491 1000 ha | 285,600 1000 ha | 301,143 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 330,344 1000 ha | 302,315 1000 ha | 340,992 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 342,415 1000 ha | 341,685 1000 ha | 342,789 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 97,059 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 4.52 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 17.47 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 11.13 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Eastern Africa?
- Agricultural land — area in Eastern Africa was 342,789 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 342,789 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 273,992 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for agricultural land — area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.