Cropland — Area in Africa
Africa: Cropland — Area was 312,792 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area in Africa is 312,792 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area in Africa peaked at 312,792 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 166,545 1000 ha, in 1961.
Africa ranks 5th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top 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 | 172,298 1000 ha | 166,545 1000 ha | 177,666 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 184,083 1000 ha | 178,509 1000 ha | 189,134 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 195,516 1000 ha | 189,718 1000 ha | 201,872 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 219,723 1000 ha | 204,674 1000 ha | 232,520 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 246,944 1000 ha | 233,657 1000 ha | 262,162 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 287,250 1000 ha | 269,944 1000 ha | 302,587 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 308,870 1000 ha | 303,897 1000 ha | 312,792 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)
- Land area — Area 2.99 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 4.58 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 3.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area in Africa?
- Cropland — area in Africa was 312,792 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 312,792 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — area recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 166,545 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for cropland — area?
- Africa ranks 5th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — 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.