Cropland — Area per capita in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.19 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Middle Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 0.19 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Middle Africa peaked at 0.64 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.19 ha/cap, in 2023.
That places Middle Africa 16th 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 Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.64 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.63 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.62 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.61 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.6 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.59 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.58 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.57 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.56 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.55 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.54 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.53 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.52 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.51 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.49 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.48 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.47 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.46 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.45 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.44 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.43 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.41 ha/cap | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.39 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.38 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.36 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.35 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.24 ha/cap | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6 ha/cap | 0.56 ha/cap | 0.64 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.505 ha/cap | 0.46 ha/cap | 0.55 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.398 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 0.45 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.298 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.225 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.226 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.198 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 5 |
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More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 139.79 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Middle Africa?
- Cropland — area per capita in Middle Africa was 0.19 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.64 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.19 ha/cap in 2023.
- How does Middle Africa rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Middle Africa ranks 16th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle 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.