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 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 | 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
- 22 France 16,882 1000 ha compare
- 23 Democratic Republic of the Congo 16,516 1000 ha compare
- 24 Ethiopia 16,400 1000 ha compare
- 25 Thailand 15,729 1000 ha compare
- 26 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 15,699 1000 ha compare
- 27 United Republic of Tanzania 13,702 1000 ha compare
- 28 Germany 11,656 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 270.89 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.38 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.84 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 661,321 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 649,682 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 160,685 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 160,685 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 24.73 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 5,536 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 21.98 % (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 36 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.