Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 50.11 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 50.11 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Eastern Africa peaked at 50.11 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.24 %, in 1961.
That places Eastern Africa 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45.24 % | — |
| 1962 | 45.37 % | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 45.62 % | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 45.74 % | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 45.86 % | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 45.9 % | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 45.95 % | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 46.02 % | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 46.14 % | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 46.32 % | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 46.62 % | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 46.73 % | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 46.8 % | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 46.87 % | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 47.04 % | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 47.09 % | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 47.16 % | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 47.33 % | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 47.3 % | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 47.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 47.53 % | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 47.56 % | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 47.65 % | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 47.66 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 48 % | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 48.07 % | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 48.04 % | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 48.09 % | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 48.21 % | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 48.07 % | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 48.22 % | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 48.35 % | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 45.48 % | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 45.66 % | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 45.84 % | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 45.91 % | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 46.18 % | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 46.43 % | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 46.82 % | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 47.16 % | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 47.46 % | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 47.53 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 47.93 % | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 47.27 % | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 47.52 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 47.9 % | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 48.15 % | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 48.32 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 48.58 % | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 48.76 % | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 49.03 % | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 48.8 % | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 48.95 % | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 49.1 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 49.24 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 49.4 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 49.55 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 49.7 % | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 49.84 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 49.94 % | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 50.03 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 50.08 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 50.11 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 50.11 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.76 % | 45.24 % | 46.14 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.93 % | 46.32 % | 47.33 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.81 % | 47.31 % | 48.21 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.7 % | 45.48 % | 48.35 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.78 % | 47.16 % | 48.58 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.24 % | 48.76 % | 49.84 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.05 % | 49.94 % | 50.11 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 4 Uruguay 87.36 % compare
- 5 Turkmenistan 84.32 % compare
- 6 Saudi Arabia 81.68 % compare
- 7 Uganda 80.28 % compare
- 8 South Africa 79.42 % compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 79.19 % compare
- 10 Comoros 78.91 % compare
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)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.3367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.69 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -0.5287 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Eastern Africa?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Eastern Africa was 50.11 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 50.11 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.24 % in 1961.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 — Share in 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.