Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 21.96 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Eastern Africa stood at 21.96 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Eastern Africa peaked at 22.05 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.65 %, in 1961.
Eastern Africa ranks 35th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 13.46 % | 12.65 % | 14.03 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.94 % | 14.34 % | 15.49 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.99 % | 15.44 % | 16.6 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.29 % | 16.59 % | 17.7 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.29 % | 17.65 % | 21.11 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.33 % | 20.85 % | 21.72 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.92 % | 21.71 % | 22.05 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.3367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.69 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -0.5287 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Eastern Africa?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Eastern Africa was 21.96 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 22.05 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.65 % in 1961.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Eastern Africa ranks 35th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.