Agricultural land — Area in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Agricultural land — Area was 160,685 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Middle Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in Middle Africa is 160,685 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Middle Africa peaked at 160,685 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 142,497 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Middle Africa 25th out of 36 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 142,924 1000 ha | 142,497 1000 ha | 143,398 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 144,065 1000 ha | 143,457 1000 ha | 144,718 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 144,965 1000 ha | 144,759 1000 ha | 145,130 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 145,302 1000 ha | 145,020 1000 ha | 145,680 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 145,794 1000 ha | 145,574 1000 ha | 146,549 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 155,175 1000 ha | 152,129 1000 ha | 157,807 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 159,326 1000 ha | 158,309 1000 ha | 160,685 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Cropland — Area 40,850 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.38 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.84 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 661,321 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 649,682 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 160,685 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 24.73 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 270.89 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 5,536 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 21.98 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Middle Africa?
- Agricultural land — area in Middle Africa was 160,685 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 160,685 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 142,497 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Middle Africa rank for agricultural land — area?
- Middle Africa ranks 25th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle 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.