Agriculture — Area in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Agriculture — Area was 160,685 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
160,685 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
26th
of 36 groups
All-time high
160,685 1000 ha
in 2024
All-time low
142,497 1000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agriculture — Area in Middle Africa, 1961–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922024

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 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 23 Niger 46,619 1000 ha compare
  2. 24 Angola 45,285 1000 ha compare
  3. 25 Somalia 44,130 1000 ha compare
  4. 26 Mozambique 44,125 1000 ha compare
  5. 27 Ukraine 41,892 1000 ha compare
  6. 28 Mali 41,675 1000 ha compare
  7. 29 Algeria 41,320 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

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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 36 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

Indicator
Agriculture — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.