Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 24.73 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Middle Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Middle Africa stood at 24.73 %. 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 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Middle Africa peaked at 24.73 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.93 %, in 1961.
That places Middle Africa 11th out of 22 regions 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 — Share in Land area in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.93 % | — |
| 1962 | 21.95 % | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 21.96 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 21.98 % | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 21.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 22.01 % | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 22.03 % | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 22.05 % | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 22.07 % | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 22.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 22.09 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 22.11 % | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 22.13 % | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 22.16 % | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 22.19 % | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 22.21 % | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 22.23 % | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 22.24 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 22.28 % | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 22.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 22.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 22.3 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 22.3 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 22.31 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 22.33 % | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 22.34 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 22.33 % | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 22.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 22.32 % | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 22.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 22.34 % | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 22.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 22.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 22.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 22.36 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 22.35 % | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 22.39 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 22.41 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 22.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 22.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 22.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22.41 % | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.43 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 22.42 % | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 22.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.45 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 22.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22.56 % | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 23.42 % | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 23.53 % | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 23.62 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 23.79 % | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 23.93 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 23.97 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 24.01 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 24.1 % | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 24.2 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 24.29 % | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 24.37 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 24.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24.52 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 24.62 % | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 24.73 % | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22 % | 21.93 % | 22.07 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.17 % | 22.08 % | 22.28 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.31 % | 22.28 % | 22.34 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.36 % | 22.32 % | 22.42 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.44 % | 22.41 % | 22.56 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.89 % | 23.42 % | 24.29 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.52 % | 24.37 % | 24.73 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 1.37 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 1,530 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Middle Africa?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Middle Africa was 24.73 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 24.73 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.93 % in 1961.
- How does Middle Africa rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Middle Africa ranks 11th out of 22 regions with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 — 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.