Agriculture — Area in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Agriculture — Area was 160,685 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture — 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 agriculture — area in Middle Africa is 160,685 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Middle Africa peaked at 160,685 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 142,497 1000 ha, in 1961.
Middle Africa ranks 26th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 142,497 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 142,602 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 142,698 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 142,811 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 142,906 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 143,010 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 143,135 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 143,260 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 143,398 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 143,457 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 143,563 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 143,682 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 143,814 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 143,993 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 144,193 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 144,278 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 144,446 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 144,502 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 144,718 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 144,759 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 144,787 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 144,869 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 144,907 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 144,974 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 145,062 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 145,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 145,064 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 145,057 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 145,041 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 145,020 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 145,137 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 145,180 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 145,219 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 145,229 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 145,266 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 145,235 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 145,475 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 145,579 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 145,680 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 145,665 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 145,680 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 145,574 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 145,740 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 145,669 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 145,664 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 145,707 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 145,870 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 145,822 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 146,549 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 152,129 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 152,893 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 153,425 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 154,548 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 155,450 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 155,708 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 155,978 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 156,594 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 157,215 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 157,807 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 158,309 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 158,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 159,284 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 159,966 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 160,685 1000 ha | +0.4% |
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
- 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)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 139.79 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area in Middle Africa?
- Agriculture — 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 agriculture — area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 160,685 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 142,497 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Middle Africa rank for agriculture — area?
- Middle Africa ranks 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — 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 Agriculture — 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.