Cropland — Area per capita in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.17 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Eastern Africa is 0.17 ha/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Eastern Africa peaked at 0.46 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.17 ha/cap, in 2024.
That places Eastern Africa 22nd out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.46 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.46 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.46 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.46 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.45 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.44 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.43 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.43 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.42 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.42 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.41 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.41 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.39 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.39 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.38 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.37 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.36 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.35 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.33 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4456 ha/cap | 0.42 ha/cap | 0.46 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.39 ha/cap | 0.36 ha/cap | 0.42 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.318 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.251 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 0.28 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.202 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 19 Belarus 0.62 ha/cap compare
- 20 Bulgaria 0.54 ha/cap compare
- 21 Central African Republic 0.53 ha/cap compare
- 22 Estonia 0.52 ha/cap compare
- 23 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.51 ha/cap compare
- 24 Guinea 0.49 ha/cap compare
- 25 Serbia and Montenegro 0.47 ha/cap 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)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 97,059 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 4.52 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 17.47 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 11.13 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Eastern Africa?
- Cropland — area per capita in Eastern Africa was 0.17 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.46 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 ha/cap in 2024.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Eastern Africa ranks 22nd out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.