Arable land — Area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Arable land — Area was 75,279 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Eastern Africa stood at 75,279 1000 ha.
The figure is up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Eastern Africa peaked at 75,551 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34,651 1000 ha, in 1961.
Eastern Africa ranks 20th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37,304 1000 ha | 34,651 1000 ha | 39,216 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 42,458 1000 ha | 40,215 1000 ha | 44,398 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 46,298 1000 ha | 44,249 1000 ha | 48,463 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 48,868 1000 ha | 48,315 1000 ha | 49,835 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,684 1000 ha | 50,415 1000 ha | 63,564 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,443 1000 ha | 64,544 1000 ha | 73,537 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 75,052 1000 ha | 74,192 1000 ha | 75,551 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.47 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 2.85 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 13.08 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 1.6 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 66,446 t (2024)
- Country area — Area 705,273 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.60 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 12.06 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 1.42 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Eastern Africa?
- Arable land — area in Eastern Africa was 75,279 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 75,551 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,651 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for arable land — area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 20th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.