Country area — Area in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Country area — Area was 661,321 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
661,321 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
21st
of 32 groups
All-time high
661,321 1000 ha
in 2022
All-time low
661,266 1000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Country area — Area in Middle Africa, 1961–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Middle Africa recorded 661,321 1000 ha for country area — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, country area — area in Middle Africa peaked at 661,321 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 661,266 1000 ha, in 1961.

Middle Africa ranks 21st of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Country area — Area in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Country area — Area in Middle Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
1961 661,266 1000 ha —
1962 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1963 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1964 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1965 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1966 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1967 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1968 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1969 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1970 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1971 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1972 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1973 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1974 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1975 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1976 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1977 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1978 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1979 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1980 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1981 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1982 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1983 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1984 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1985 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1986 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1987 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1988 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1989 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1990 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1991 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1992 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1993 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1994 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1995 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1996 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1997 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1998 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
1999 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
2000 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
2001 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
2002 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
2003 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
2004 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
2005 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
2006 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
2007 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
2008 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
2009 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
2010 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
2011 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
2012 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
2013 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
2014 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
2015 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
2016 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
2017 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
2018 661,266 1000 ha +0.0%
2019 661,321 1000 ha +0.0%
2020 661,321 1000 ha +0.0%
2021 661,321 1000 ha +0.0%
2022 661,321 1000 ha +0.0%
2023 661,321 1000 ha +0.0%
2024 661,321 1000 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 661,266 1000 ha 661,266 1000 ha 661,266 1000 ha 9
1970s 661,266 1000 ha 661,266 1000 ha 661,266 1000 ha 10
1980s 661,266 1000 ha 661,266 1000 ha 661,266 1000 ha 10
1990s 661,266 1000 ha 661,266 1000 ha 661,266 1000 ha 10
2000s 661,266 1000 ha 661,266 1000 ha 661,266 1000 ha 10
2010s 661,272 1000 ha 661,266 1000 ha 661,321 1000 ha 10
2020s 661,321 1000 ha 661,321 1000 ha 661,321 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 18 Saudi Arabia 214,969 1000 ha compare
  2. 19 Mexico 195,719 1000 ha compare
  3. 20 Indonesia 191,691 1000 ha compare
  4. 21 Sudan 187,800 1000 ha compare
  5. 22 Libya 175,954 1000 ha compare
  6. 23 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 174,515 1000 ha compare
  7. 24 Mongolia 156,412 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is country area — area in Middle Africa?
Country area — area in Middle Africa was 661,321 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest country area — area recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 661,321 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 661,266 1000 ha in 1961.
How does Middle Africa rank for country area — area?
Middle Africa ranks 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
Is country area — area rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Middle 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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Indicator
Country area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
300 places, 17,412 data points, 1961–2024
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