What is agriculture — area in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Agriculture — area in Sub-Saharan Africa was 966,886 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The highest recorded value was 966,886 1000 ha in 2024.

What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 815,452 1000 ha in 1962.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for agriculture — area?

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.

Is agriculture — area rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.

Agriculture — Area in Sub-Saharan Africa

Name: Agriculture — Area in Sub-Saharan Africa
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Sub-Saharan Africa: Agriculture — Area was 966,886 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

966,886 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.2%

Rank

6th

of 36 groups

All-time high

966,886 1000 ha

in 2024

All-time low

815,452 1000 ha

in 1962

Years of data

1961–2024

Agriculture — Area in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, agriculture — area in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 966,886 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 966,886 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 815,452 1000 ha, in 1962.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	816,589 1000 ha	815,452 1000 ha	818,782 1000 ha	9
1970s	822,787 1000 ha	818,988 1000 ha	826,315 1000 ha	10
1980s	833,630 1000 ha	827,421 1000 ha	840,056 1000 ha	10
1990s	846,359 1000 ha	834,856 1000 ha	857,718 1000 ha	10
2000s	875,648 1000 ha	860,799 1000 ha	890,368 1000 ha	10
2010s	936,972 1000 ha	899,122 1000 ha	956,812 1000 ha	10
2020s	963,114 1000 ha	958,527 1000 ha	966,886 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa

3 China 392,604 1000 ha compare
4 China, mainland 391,823 1000 ha compare
5 Australia and New Zealand 378,628 1000 ha compare
6 Australia 368,934 1000 ha compare
7 Brazil 237,091 1000 ha compare
8 Russian Federation 215,712 1000 ha compare
9 Kazakhstan 213,784 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
Inland waters — Area 41,984 1000 ha (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 7,505 1000 ha (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.86 % (2024)
Total fisheries production 9.71 million metric tons (2024)
Capture fisheries production 8.80 million metric tons (2024)
Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 13.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 242.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 10.75 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is agriculture — area in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Agriculture — area in Sub-Saharan Africa was 966,886 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?: The highest recorded value was 966,886 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 815,452 1000 ha in 1962.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for agriculture — area?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is agriculture — area rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan 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
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.