Cropland — Area, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Cropland — Area, annual growth rate was 0.0097 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cropland — Area, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa is 0.0097 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 95.8% on the previous year and down 99.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa peaked at 4.75 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.5679 % change on previous year, in 1996.
Eastern Africa ranks 23rd of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cropland — Area, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.06 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 3.98 % change on previous year | +93.7% |
| 1964 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -50.4% |
| 1965 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -11.8% |
| 1966 | 0.6893 % change on previous year | -60.4% |
| 1967 | 0.6385 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 1.01 % change on previous year | +57.5% |
| 1969 | 1.71 % change on previous year | +70.3% |
| 1970 | 2.45 % change on previous year | +43.3% |
| 1971 | 1.84 % change on previous year | -24.9% |
| 1972 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -24.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8396 % change on previous year | -40.0% |
| 1974 | 0.918 % change on previous year | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 2.1 % change on previous year | +128.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6205 % change on previous year | -70.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8684 % change on previous year | +39.9% |
| 1978 | 2.21 % change on previous year | +154.2% |
| 1979 | -0.4032 % change on previous year | -118.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1828 % change on previous year | -145.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6809 % change on previous year | +272.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5176 % change on previous year | -24.0% |
| 1983 | 1.11 % change on previous year | +115.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0821 % change on previous year | -92.6% |
| 1985 | 4.1 % change on previous year | +4889.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5794 % change on previous year | -85.9% |
| 1987 | -0.2557 % change on previous year | -144.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5928 % change on previous year | -331.8% |
| 1989 | 1.44 % change on previous year | +142.1% |
| 1990 | -0.055 % change on previous year | -103.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3896 % change on previous year | -808.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0853 % change on previous year | -78.1% |
| 1993 | -0.3236 % change on previous year | -479.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6694 % change on previous year | -306.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6473 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1996 | -0.5679 % change on previous year | -187.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5644 % change on previous year | -199.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5459 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 1.75 % change on previous year | +221.2% |
| 2000 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8628 % change on previous year | -23.5% |
| 2003 | 3.79 % change on previous year | +338.8% |
| 2004 | 4.52 % change on previous year | +19.4% |
| 2005 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -38.3% |
| 2006 | 3.1 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 2.49 % change on previous year | -19.5% |
| 2008 | 1.47 % change on previous year | -40.9% |
| 2009 | 2.17 % change on previous year | +47.1% |
| 2010 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 2011 | 2.11 % change on previous year | +32.5% |
| 2012 | 4.75 % change on previous year | +125.2% |
| 2013 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -75.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.15 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.12 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1 % change on previous year | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 1.02 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.43 % change on previous year | +39.7% |
| 2021 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4307 % change on previous year | -64.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2314 % change on previous year | -46.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0097 % change on previous year | -95.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Area, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +4889.2% | 0.0821 % change on previous year | 4.1 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | +808.5% | -0.055 % change on previous year | 0.3896 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | -479.5% | 0.0853 % change on previous year | -0.3236 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.72 % change on previous year | 0.6385 % change on previous year | 3.98 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.28 % change on previous year | -0.4032 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9028 % change on previous year | -0.2557 % change on previous year | 4.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3709 % change on previous year | -0.5679 % change on previous year | 1.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 % change on previous year | 0.8628 % change on previous year | 4.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 % change on previous year | 1 % change on previous year | 4.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6633 % change on previous year | 0.0097 % change on previous year | 1.43 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 20 Sierra Leone 2.2 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Argentina 1.34 % change on previous year compare
- 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.34 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.32 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Pakistan 1.27 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Benin 1.05 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Kenya 1.01 % change on previous year compare
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)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.2335 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0.3488 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa?
- Cropland — area, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa was 0.0097 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, annual growth rate recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.75 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, annual growth rate recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5679 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for cropland — area, annual growth rate?
- Eastern Africa ranks 23rd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Cropland — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cropland — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.