Country area — Area in Africa
Africa: Country area — Area was 3.04 million 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for country area — area in Africa is 3.04 million 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Africa peaked at 3.04 million 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.03 million 1000 ha, in 1961.
Africa ranks 4th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.03 million 1000 ha | 3.03 million 1000 ha | 3.03 million 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.03 million 1000 ha | 3.03 million 1000 ha | 3.03 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.03 million 1000 ha | 3.03 million 1000 ha | 3.03 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.03 million 1000 ha | 3.03 million 1000 ha | 3.03 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.03 million 1000 ha | 3.03 million 1000 ha | 3.03 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.04 million 1000 ha | 3.03 million 1000 ha | 3.04 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.04 million 1000 ha | 3.04 million 1000 ha | 3.04 million 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More environment data for Africa
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.45 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.30 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 1.05 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.23 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.69 kg/cap (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 39.6 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 4.58 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.99 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in Africa?
- Country area — area in Africa was 3.04 million 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.04 million 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.03 million 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for country area — area?
- Africa ranks 4th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — 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.