Arable land — Area, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Arable land — Area, per capita was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Arable land — area, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for arable land — area, per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.