Arable land — Area in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Arable land — Area was 35,315 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Middle Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Middle Africa stood at 35,315 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Middle Africa peaked at 35,315 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19,302 1000 ha, in 1961.
Middle Africa ranks 25th 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.
Arable land — Area in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19,302 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 19,400 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 19,489 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 19,565 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 19,634 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 19,732 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 19,841 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 19,969 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 20,099 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 20,138 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 20,237 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 20,289 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 20,342 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 20,452 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 20,599 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 20,830 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 20,937 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 20,945 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 21,194 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 21,226 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 21,261 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 21,276 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 21,291 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 21,314 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 21,359 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 21,430 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 21,388 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 21,418 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 21,444 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 21,446 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 21,562 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 21,656 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 21,694 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 21,708 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 21,964 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 21,964 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 22,297 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 22,316 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 22,439 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 22,486 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 22,639 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 22,664 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 22,984 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 23,044 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 23,149 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 23,219 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 23,274 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 23,230 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 23,905 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 29,017 1000 ha | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 29,732 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 30,193 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 31,040 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 31,836 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 31,988 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 32,370 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 32,950 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 33,207 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 33,324 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 33,713 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 33,688 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 34,449 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 34,862 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 35,315 1000 ha | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,670 1000 ha | 19,302 1000 ha | 20,099 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 20,596 1000 ha | 20,138 1000 ha | 21,194 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,341 1000 ha | 21,226 1000 ha | 21,444 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,905 1000 ha | 21,446 1000 ha | 22,439 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,059 1000 ha | 22,486 1000 ha | 23,905 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,565 1000 ha | 29,017 1000 ha | 33,324 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,406 1000 ha | 33,688 1000 ha | 35,315 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 arable land — area in Middle Africa?
- Arable land — area in Middle Africa was 35,315 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 35,315 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,302 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Middle Africa rank for arable land — area?
- Middle Africa ranks 25th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 Arable land — 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.